Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Zamia furfuracea
Common name:
skurwesago, cardboard palm, palma bola
Family:
Zamiaceae (Cycad)
Synonym:
Zamia latifolia
Distribution:
Mexico
Habitat:
coastal forest and arid thorn scrub
IUCN Red list:
Endangered
Life form:
Evergreen perennial
Comments:
The huge declines in numbers of this species occurred over twenty years ago. Many plants were removed from the habitat for ornamental purposes. It is now exceedingly common in cultivation and rarely collected in the field, though reports of wild seed collecting exist.
Links:
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
•
Wikipedia
Locations
1:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 1999-15/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
2:
Beds at Millstream, Van Riebeeck Street entrance
(Millstream)
• Accession: 1999-15/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3:
Upper garden, beds bordering Van Riebeeck Street
(Uv)
• Accession: 2023-501/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
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Individual