Zamia angustifolia

Synonymy: Numerous; see The Cycad Pages Distribution: Bahamas, on Eleuthera and New Providence Islands; eastern Cuba
Common name: Spanish (Cuba)—guáyara, yuca cimarrona (wild manioc, Manihot esculenta), yuca guáyara, yuquilla de paredón (little cliff manioc), yuquilla de paredón de hojas menudas (little small-leaved cliff manioc), yuquilla de ratón (little mouse manioc). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Very rare in the Bahamas; unknown in Cuba

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Photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein; taken at a private garden in Fullerton, CA.

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