Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Zamia L. [406]

genus_ja: ザミア

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Zamiaceae

family_ja: ザミア

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distribution_en: Trop. & warm America

description_en: Genus of about 30 species of mainly small, dioecious cycads found in scrub and pine woodland, and on dry slopes from North to South America. Most have short, swollen stems, some similar to palms; others, with tuberous, under-ground stems, resemble ferns. Zamias are grown for their habit and pinnate leaves, borne in terminal whorls or rosettes and often composed of many narrow, oblong or linear to ovate leaflets. They produce usually felted, single-sexed, cone-like flower spikes ("cones"), with male and female flowers borne on separate plants; the insignificant male cones are cylindrical, the females ovoid. In frost-prone areas, grow in a warm greenhouse or as houseplants. In tropical areas, site large species on a lawn and small ones in a shrub border.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 24°C (75°F) in spring.

pests_en: Susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs under glass.

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comment_ja: フロリダソテツ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20

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