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Zamia sinuensis

Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Zamia sinuensis is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae described in 2021. The stem is subterranean or partly subterranean, with dark green compound leaves up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) long. and reproductive cones on long stalks. Its natural habitat is tropical monsoon forest in Colombia. Only five plants have been observed.

Where it grows

Z. sinuensis is found in tropical monsoon forest in northern Columbia, between 180 and 187 metres (591 and 614 ft) in elevation. Only five plants were found in the type locality.

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 sinuensis 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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