Zamia loddigesii Miq.

Species

Gymnosperms > Cycadales > Zamiaceae > Zamia

Characteristics

A cycad. It has an underground stem 12 cm across. There are 2-6 erect or curved backwards leaves. These can be up to 1.5 m long. The leaf stalks have prickles.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer nostocaceae
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open slopes or fields, sometimes in wet or moist thickets or forest, occasionally in lowland pine forest, lowlands of both coasts at sea level to 1,000 metres in Guatemala.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. It is best in a sunny position in a well-drained soil. It grows in low dry deciduous forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The starch from the stem can be ground into a powder and uses to make bread. Caution: The stem starch needs to be cooked to remove poisons.
Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible stems
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified), Raticide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seed. The fleshy coat is removed and the seeds are sown in damp sand.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Zamia loddigesii unspecified picture

Distribution

Zamia loddigesii world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Zamia loddigesii threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297327-1
WFO ID wfo-0000429933
COL ID 5CVQQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Zamia mexicana Zamia nigra Zamia serrulata Zamia gracilis Palmifolium mexicanum Palmifolium loddigesii Zamia sylvatica Zamia loddigesii Zamia lawsoniana Palmifolium galeottii Zamia loddigesii var. angustifolia Zamia loddigesii var. cycadifolia Zamia loddigesii var. latifolia Zamia loddigesii var. leiboldii Zamia leiboldii var. angustifolia Zamia leiboldii var. latifolia Zamia loddigesii var. obtusifolia Zamia spadicea Zamia terrestris Zamia caracasana Zamia leiboldii Zamia eriolepis Zamia ferruginea Zamia farinosa Zamia cycadifolia Zamia galeottii Zamia loddigesii var. angustifolia