Author: | Carl
Linnaeus Jr. 1789 |
Family: |
ZAMIACEAE |
Origin: |
Mexico |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
Height: |
1,8
Meter |
Flower:
|
Cone:
Brown |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Cardboard
Palm |
Synonyms: |
Palmifolium furfuraceum, Kuntze,
1891.
Palma pumila, Mill.
Zamia crassifolia, B.S.Williams ex T.Moore & Mast.
Zamia vestita, Van Houtte |
This member of the Zamiaceae
family was described by
Carl Linnaeus Jr.
in 1789. It is found in Mexico,
growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The
stem can grow to 25 centimetres in diameter, the leaves will get 180
centimetres long. It can only be reproduced by seeds from the brown
cones of the female plant.
The genera name from the Latin
zamia, for 'pine nut'. The species name means 'mealy' or
'scurfy'. |