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Zamia
furfuracea L.f.
Synonym : Palma pumila Mill.
Family
: Zamiaceae
Local Names
: Cardvoard palm, Sago Cycas
Distribution: Native to Mexico
Habitat: Terrestrial
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic: No
Uses: Ornamental
Key
Characters:
A cycad with underground stem which
slowly becomes aboveground with age. Leaves are green, comprises 8 – 18 pairs
of leaflets and armed with small spines along the petiole and rachis. Leaflets
are leathery, obovate to oblanceolate shaped, margin slightly toothed. Cones
are erect. Seeds are oval shaped yellowish green at first and becoming red when
mature.
