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Cycads
Zamia polymorpha |
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Conservation Status:
Not endangered.
Distribution & Habitat:
It is found on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico
and along the eastern coast of Belize.
Description:
A small cycad with a subterranean caudex up to 10cm in diameter.
It usually has 2-3 leaves, between 0.5 and 1.5 m long, and a prickled petiole.
The leaflets are lanceolate with serrated margins in the upper two thirds,
and up to 30cm long, and 8cm wide.
Culture:
Sunny, sandy, well drained position.
Figure 1. A very nice plant of Z. polymorpha
| Contributed by: | Colin Wilson (Figure 1) |
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