Zamia acuminata
COMMON NAME | None known |
TYPE | Cycad |
FAMILY | Zamiaceae |
NOTES | This
poorly known species from central America was described in 1884 from material
collected in Southern Nicaragua. The
long, taililike, sharply pointed tip of each leaflet is a useful diagnostic
feature that is unique in the genus. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Z.
acuminata generally prefers understory situations in cloud forest. Plants are
also found in low-elevation rain forest and seasonally dry tropical deciduous
forest. |
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