Zamia sp. Cycad

[FRITO]

can anyone confirm or deny this as Zamia loddigesii? it Is labeled as such, but the the Dioon edule was labelled Cycas revoluta, so I am asking the experts.

fruit was bright red, not sure if that helps

growing in Zone 10 Ft Myers, FL

It is not small cycad compared to pictures I find if true Zamia loddigesii. this clump of Zamia is 6ft or more to the top.

[Moose]

Luke - could you post a close up photo of the leaf? It could be a Zamia loddigesii as it looks like mine. I can't enlarge your photo to see the leaf margins. Jody could i.d. this cycad in a New York second!

Ron.

[edbrown_III]

that would be my guess also--- I boufght a few from Jody a few years ago that dont get that b ig here but are cold tolerant --- where was the plant? South FLorida it sure looks lush and tropical like a South FL Zamia

Best regards

Ed

[FRITO]

Ron,

This is the only pic I have of the plant, Didnt think to take a closeup and was running out of battery.

the edge of the leaflets are smooth an not pointy or sharp.

Ed, how cold have you tested your cycad down to? I love the look of Zamias and want to get into learning more about them.

Luke

[FRITO]

In the Boook Cycads of the world By David Jones, he notes that Zamia furfuracea and loddigesii readiy and commonly hybridize in habitat. He notes this is usely areas of habitat destruction and habitat clearning.

could this be a hybrid between the two?, as to me this looks to have a 'cardboard palm' look... it was a tough cycad, while reaching inside for cones my arm was scraped up pretty good.

Edited August 16, 2009 by FRITO

[Kostas]

The tall cycad you saw and liked is definately a Ceratozamia,probably C. miquelliana or C. robusta if it's not clumping. I think I see a smaller cycad at the base of the large one too which could be a Zamia loddigesii but it sure isn't the large cycad you liked!

[tropicalb]

Frito....

your plant is most likely a furfuracea / loddigesii hybrid IMHO....I have many hybridized zamias, and the look of the plants varies widely.

[FRITO]

Burt thanks for your input!

I guess no one really knows? whatever it is it looks nice and I have lots of seeds I am germinating.

[FRITO]

Bump for Jody, and Jeff Searle! anyother Zamia buffs wanna take a crack at it!

[virtualpalm]

Bump for Jody, and Jeff Searle! anyother Zamia buffs wanna take a crack at it!

To me it looks like an old Zamia furfuracea that was left alone for many years and was recently trimmed around the edges, leaving only the tallest middle leaves. The clump must have been huge before it was trimmed. The smaller new leaves on the left have grown since the trim job.

Jody