Cycads   Zamia standleyi

Conservation Status: Threatened Distribution & Habitat: Endemic to the Honduras where it is found from sea level to 200 m in dry woodlands thru to secondary forest and even on the edges of gardens and fields. Description: A small cycad with a subterranean stem, up to 12cm in diameter, 1-5 leaves, slightly to strongly recurved, oblong, 0.2-1 m long, a prickled petiole, and 10-15 pairs of glossy green, long-lanceolate leaflets. The new leaves can be red/brown or green and they can also be a white fluffy velvet look. General: A much sought after plant by collectors. Culture: An understory plant, so it likes warmth, humidity and shade. Easily grown.

Figure 1. Z. standleyi young leaf (notice the whitish appearance).

Figure 2. Z. standleyi

Figure 3. Z. standleyi beautifull new leaf.

Figure 4. Z. standleyi female cone.

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson (Figure 1,2,3&4)

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