Zamia furfuracea

Synonymy: Z. furfuracea var. trewii, Z. crassifolia hort., Z. furfuracea var. obovata, Z. fusca var. latifolia Distribution: Southeastern Veracruz, Mexico
Common name: Eng. (hort.)—cardboard palm, cardboard plant; Sp.—palma bola (drunken palm? ball palm?). Source: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Vulnerable, although still locally abundant

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Group planting in Hawaii

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Cultivar

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Inland form

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Male in cone

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Seedling

Top three photos courtesy and copyright © 1996, 1998 (respectively), Geoff Stein. Middle photo copyright © 1998, Jody Haynes; personal collection. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, zone10.com.

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