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Synonymy:
Zamia maritima, Zamia crassifolia, Zamia fusca var latifolia
Common Names:
Cardboard Sago
Distribution & Habitat:
Coastal savannah of eastern Mexico, where it can grow right down to the water.
Description:
A very distinctive cycad with thick, felty leaflets, and leaves up to 1m long.
Culture:
Easily grown, likes full sun, and sandy, well drained soils. Very tough. Probably the most popular cycad, after Cycas revoluta.
Contributed by:
Mike Gray (Figure 1)
Paul Kennedy (Figure 2)