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Zamia fairchildiana

Zamia fairchildiana
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Costa Rica to W. Panama
Climate
wet tropical

About

Zamia fairchildiana is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is found in southeastern Costa Rica and western Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Where it grows

The type site for Zamia fairchildiana is in Costa Rica, It is reported to be abundant around the Golfo Duce in Puntarenas Province on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. A small population of Zamia fairchildiana is in Chiriquí Province in Panama. It is found in rainforests with about 5,000 millimetres (200 in) of average annual rainfall.

Other Zamia plants

Zamia acuminata · Zamia amazonum · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Zamia boliviana · Zamia brasiliensis · Zamia chigua · Cycad · Zamia cunaria · Zamia decumbens · Zamia disodon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zamia fairchildiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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