Zamia fairchildiana

Synonymy: None Distribution: Southeastern Costa Rica and eastern Panama
Common name: Spanish—palma de pegamento (glue palm). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Not threatened

Female in habitat

Closeup of female cone

Another photo of a female cone

Female cone showing ripe seeds

Male in cone

Top three photos taken in habitat by Anonymous...used with permission. 
Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Lou Randall.

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