Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: guáyara, coontie, Florida Arrowroot, guáyara

Family: Zamiaceae (Cycad)

Distribution: Caribbean

Habitat: Forest and coastal thicket

IUCN Red list: Near threatened

Life form: Evergreen perennial

Comments: This species grows in well-drained soils in the shade of other shrubs and is pollinated by beetles. Historically it occurred from Cuba to Puerto Rico, but due to habitat destruction in parts of its range it is now limited to Central Cuba and the Dominican Republic.