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Zamia integrifolia L.F.

Florida arrowroot (en)

Species

Gymnosperms > Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Zamia

Characteristics

A small cycad. It has branched underground stems. Each stem is about 6 cm across. The young leaves are covered with short rusty hairs. The mature leaves are 0.6-1.5 m long. There are 4-10 leaves in each crown. They are dark green and stiff. The leaf stalk is 20-80 cm long. It does not have prickles. There are about 20-80 leaflets on each leaf. They are 8-30 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They are oblong with parallel veins. They are dark green, stiff and leathery. The male cones are 6-10 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. They are red or brown. They have short hairs. The female cones are 8-12 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are oval and with a tail. They are reddish-brown. They have short hairs. The seeds are 1.5-2 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are oval and orange to red.
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Stem subterranean, or leaf-bearing apex exposed. Leaves 2--10 dm; petiole unarmed; leaflets 6--17 cm × 2--18 mm, linear, often twisted, very stiff, dark glossy green, 7--23-veined; margins often revolute, entire or with small teeth to slight denticulations near apex. Pollen cones generally 2--5 per plant, narrowly cylindric, 5--16 cm, tapering slightly at apex. Seed cones cylindric-ellipsoid, 5--19 cm, blunt at apex; ovules 2 per sporophyll. Seeds drupelike, oblong to ovoid, somewhat angular, 1.5--2 cm, outer coat bright orange. 2 n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.7
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Nitrogen fixer nostocaceae
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Environment

Open coastal areas and sand dunes; pinelands; closed canopy oak hammocks; tropical forest. It is most commonly found in soil over limestone and in sand near sea level or in dry pinelands subjected to periodic wildfires.
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Open coastal areas and sand dunes; pinelands; closed canopy oak hammocks; tropical forest. It is most commonly found in soil over limestone and in sand near sea level or in dry pinelands subjected to periodic wildfires.
They grow naturally in grassland and in dunes. It is hardy and adaptable and will grow in a range of situations and soils. It best suits temperate and subtropical climates. It is often on limestone or sandy soils.
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Usage

The stems can be used for starch extraction and after suitable treatment, eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots seeds stems
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
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Cultivation

It is grown from seed. It can be grown by dividing the clump.
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Images

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Distribution

Zamia integrifolia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Zamia integrifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270527-2
WFO ID wfo-0000429999
COL ID 7GDMX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 637397
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Zamia silvicola Zamia integrifolia Palmifolium medium Palmifolium tenue Zamia umbrosa Zamia media Zamia floridana Encephalartos pruniferus Palmifolium floridanum Zamia floridana var. purshiana Zamia angustifolia var. floridana Zamia media var. commeliniana Zamia subcoriacea Zamia tenuis Zamia floridana f. silvicola Zamia media f. brevipinnata Zamia media f. calcicola Zamia integrifolia var. umbrosa Zamia integrifolia var. broomei Zamia integrifolia var. floridana Zamia integrifolia var. silvicola

Lower taxons

Zamia floridana var. umbrosa
WorldFloraDB 2024