Zamia furfuracea
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Cycadophyta Class: Cycadopsida Order: Cycadales Family: Zamiaceae Genus: Zamia Species: Z. furfuracea
Binomial name
Zamia furfuracea L.f. in Aiton

Zamia furfuracea is a cycad native to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. Although not a palm, it is sometimes given the confusing name "Cardboard Palm" as its growth habit is superficially similar to a palm; other names include Mexican Cycad (Mexican Spanish: Cícada Mexicana) and Cardboard Sago. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 570 KB) Oggetto Zamia furfuracea Botanical Garden, Palermo, 2006 photo by tato grasso Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Zamia furfuracea Zamia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Pteridophyta - ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Families Cycadaceae cycas family Stangeriaceae stangeria family Zamiaceae zamia family Leaves and male cone of Cycas revoluta Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. ... Families Cycadaceae cycas family Stangeriaceae stangeria family Zamiaceae zamia family Leaves and male cone of Cycas revoluta Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. ... Families Cycadaceae cycas family Stangeriaceae stangeria family Zamiaceae zamia family Leaves and male cone of Cycas revoluta Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. ... Genera See text The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. ... Species See text. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Portrait by Jonas Forslund Carl von Linné or Carolus Linnaeus the Younger (20 January 1741 – 1 November 1783) was a Swedish naturalist. ... William Aiton (1731 - February 2, 1793) was a Scottish botanist. ... Families Cycadaceae cycas family Stangeriaceae stangeria family Zamiaceae zamia family Leaves and male cone of Cycas revoluta Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. ... The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (sometimes known by the names Palmae or Palmaceae, although the latter name is taxonomically invalid. ...

This perennial plant has a short, sometimes subterranean trunk up to 20 cm broad and high, usually marked with scars from old leaf bases. It grows very slowly when young, but its growth accelerates after the trunk matures. Including the leaves, the whole plant typically grows to 1.3 m tall with a width of about 2 m. Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... Foliage redirects here. ...

Leaflets

The leaves radiate from the center of the trunk; each leaf is 50-150 cm long with a petiole 15-30 cm long, and 6-12 pairs of extremely stiff, pubescent (fuzzy) green leaflets. These leaflets grow 8-20 cm long and 3-5 cm wide. Occasionally, the leaflets are toothed toward the tips. The circular crowns of leaves resemble fern or palm fronds. They are erect in full sun, horizontal in shade. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 649 KB) Oggetto Zamia furfuracea Botanical Garden, Palermo, 2006 photo by tato grasso Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Zamia furfuracea Zamia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 649 KB) Oggetto Zamia furfuracea Botanical Garden, Palermo, 2006 photo by tato grasso Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Zamia furfuracea Zamia Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Leaf of Dog Rose (Rosa canina), showing the petiole and two leafy stipules In botany, the petiole is the small stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. ... Classes Psilotopsida Equisetopsida Marattiopsida Polypodiopsida A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta. ...

This plant produces a rusty-brown cone in the center of the female plant. The egg-shaped female (seed-producing) cones and smaller male (pollen-producing) cone clusters are produced on separate plants. The plant can only be reproduced by the fleshy, brightly crimson-colored seeds produced by the female plants. The germination process is very slow and difficult to achieve in cultivation; as a result, many plants sold for horticultural use are illegally collected in the wild, leading to the species being classified as Vulnerable. A strobilus (plural strobili) is an organ of many plants that contains the reproductive structures. ... SEM image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea), prairie hollyhock (Sidalcea malviflora), oriental lily (Lilium auratum), evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis). ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... Sunflower seedlings, just three days after germination Germination is the process where growth emerges from a period of dormancy. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...

This plant is easy to care for and grows best in moist, well-drained soil. They do well in full sun or shade, but not in constant deep shade. They are fairly salt- and drought-tolerant, but should be protected from extreme cold. They should occasionally be fed with palm food. After Cycas revoluta, this is probably the most popular cycad species in cultivation. Loess field in Germany For the Alternative Metal band, see SOiL. Soil, comprising the pedosphere, is positioned at the interface of the lithosphere with the atmosphere, and hydrosphere. ...

All parts of the Cardboard Palm are poisonous to animals and humans. The toxicity causes liver and kidney failure, as well as eventual paralysis. Dehydration sets in very quickly. No treatment for the poisoning is currently known. The skull and crossbones symbol traditionally used to label a poisonous substance. ... The liver is an organ in some animals, including vertebrates (and therefore humans). ... It has been suggested that Renal anomalies and Renal plasma threshold be merged into this article or section. ... Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. ...

Also known as the Cardboard Sago Palm, Jamaica Sagotree and Cardboard Plant. Synonyms include Palmifolium furfuraceum, Kuntze.

The plant's binomial name comes from the Latin zamia, for "pine nut", and furfuracea, meaning "mealy" or "scurfy". Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

References

• Donaldson (2003). Zamia furfuracea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A2acd v3.1)
• The Cycad Pages: Zamia furfuracea
• Zamia furfuracea
• University of Florida: Cardboard Plant

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