Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Zamiaceae | Genus: Zamia | Species: Zamia furfuracea Linn.f.
ex Aiton |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Palma pumila Mill., Palmifolium
furfuraceum (Linn.f. ex Aiton) Kuntze |
Flower Color | Brownish |
| Common Name | Cardboard Palm | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Cardboard Plant, Cardboard Sago, Jamaican Sago, Mexican Cycad | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec | |
| Altitude | up to 2500 m | Fruit Type | Cone |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits with bright red seeds. |
| Habitat | Border; mass planting; container or above-ground planter; specimen; suitable for growing indoors; accent | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to Mexico, planted as ornamental across the world. | Bark Details | 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. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 36 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Leaf Details | Leaves thick leathery, pinnate, with wide oval leaflets, occasionally, the leaflets are toothed toward the tips. | |
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