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Family: ZAMIACEAE 
 Zamia pumila
 

Found this rather skinny plant at Göteborg Lustgårdar.

   
Author:  Carl Linnaeus 1763
Family:  Zamiaceae
Habitat:  USA; Florida, Cuba, Dominican Republic, (Puerto Rico, Haiti)
Soil:  Mix or Sand
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium-Maximum
Thickness:  12 centimetres
Height:  50 centimetres
Flower:  Red-Brown
Reproduction:  Seeds
Pop names:  Coontie
Synonyms:  Zamia silvicola Small. Zamia umbrosa Small 
   This member of the Zamiaceae was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1763. It is found in Florida, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It was found on Puerto Rico and Haiti. It grows in sand or sand-loam mix with some water and some to lots of sun. It can grow up to50 centimetres high. It tend to form the stem underground. Quite similar to Zamia integrifolia, but is have a  slightly narrower leaflets.