Cycads   Zamia poeppigiana

Synonymy: Z. lindenii Common Names: None Habitat: Rainforests of Ecuador. Description: A large cycad up to 2.5m tall, with 2.5m long, bright green, leaves. Very attractive. General: The plants in the photos are from the Rio Palenque Scientific Center where the American botanist Cal Dodson preserved some original rainforest area. But I am not sure that those Zamias were there naturally or if they have been planted by Cal Dodson, he has definetly planted some of them in some adjacent open areas. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist.

Figure 1. The attractive leaves of Z. poeppigiana .

Figure 2. Z. poeppigiana

Figure 3. Z. poeppigiana in habitat.

Figure 4. Z. poeppigiana

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Jan Andersson

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