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Cycad

Zamia portoricensis Urb.

Physical Description

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Shrub, Evergreen, Dioecious, Stems subterranean, Habit erect, Trees without or rarely having knees, Primary plant stem smooth, Young shoots in flat sprays, Buds not resinous, Leaves broad, Leaves pinnate, Leaves palm-like, Leaves whorled, Non-needle-like leaf margins entire, Leaf apex acute, Leaves > 5 cm long, Leaves > 10 cm long, Leaves not blue-green, Scale leaves without raised glands, Twigs glabrous, Twigs not viscid, Twigs without peg-like projections or large fascicles after needles fall, Berry-like cones reddish, Bracts of seed cone included, Seeds red, Seeds wingless.
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Stephen C. Meyers
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Aaron Liston
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Steffi Ickert-Bond
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Damon Little
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