Zamia chigua

Synonymy: Zamia princeps, Aulacophyllum ortgiesi Distribution: Chiriqui region of Panama and disjunct in the Choco of Colombia
Common name: Spanish—helecho (fern); Sp. translit. from Colombian Indian—chigua macho (male fern). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Vulnerable due to habitat destruction

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