Zamia loddigesii
COMMON NAME | None known |
TYPE | Cycad |
FAMILY | Zamiaceae |
NOTES | An
evergreen cycad with a subterranean caudex.
It usually has 2 - 6 erect or slightly recurved leaves, from 0.4 - 1.5
metres long, and a prickled petiole.
The stems are a source of starch that was once a staple food for many
local peoples, it is little used nowadays. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Guatemala and Mexico |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Subtropical
and warm temperate regions in low dry deciduous forest or semi-deciduous
forests at mid elevations to cloud forest |
WEB SOURCES |
