The Cycads

A relict plant group of the past

presented by the Botanical Garden, Oslo

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Family characters
Bowenia 
Ceratozamia
Cycas
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Encephalartos
Lepidozamia
Macrozamia
Microcycas
Stangeria
Zamia

 

Description

Ceratozamia 
(Zamiaceae) 

Short, thick stems. The pinnate leaves are erect or arching. Female cones cylindric to 30 cm. Male cones longer and narrower. 

C. mexicana

Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia

C. mexicana - female cone

Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia

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