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Zamiaceae

Subfamily Encephalartoideae

Subfamily Zamioideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Zamia floridiana A. DC.

  • Common Name: Coontie, Comptie, Seminole-Bread
  • Family: Zamiaceae Reichb.

  • Country of Origin: Florida
  • Habitat:

  • Description: Palm-like, dioecious, low-growing plant with trunk short, sometimes underground, tuber-like; pinnae to 6 inches long and 1/4 inch wide, margins revolute.
Restrictions:

  • CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199100060
  • Source: Alan Wachtel
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1991
  • Bench: 1305 - NEO:Mesoamerica B
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-14-2013
Classification:

  • Division: Cycadophyta
  • Class: Cycadopsida
  • SubClass: cycads
  • Order: Cycadales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Zamiaceae
  • SubFamily: Zamioideae
  • Tribe:
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