Ceratozamia hildae

Synonymy: None Distribution: Mexico (Querétaro, San Luis Potosí)
Common name: Bamboo cycad; Eng. (hort)—bamboo cycad; Sp.—pata de gallo (cock’s foot). Source for local names: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Critically endangered in the wild; abundant in cultivation

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Female plants in cone

Photos courtesy and copyright © 1998, Tom Broome; private collection.

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