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Cardboard Cycad

Zamia furfuracea

Photo by Doren B
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Field Notes

Description:

Plant was approximately 2 meters high and 4 meters wide. The third photo shows some sort of dried-up fruiting bodies that were approximately 40 centimeters long.

Notes:

Apparently this was a cultivated specimen, growing on the grounds of a biological station at the Laguna de la Mancha, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz in central Mexico.

Species ID Suggestions

Cardboard Cycad

Zamia furfuracea

Comments (2)

Thank you, Ms. Tsafetopoulou, for your help with the identification.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2013

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