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Ceratozamia aurantiaca

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I failed to find any other photos, but those from the original description.


An old plant with stem.


The female cone.


The male cone.

Author: 

M.A. Pérez-Farrera, ie, 2021

Family: 

ZAMIACEAE

Origin: 

Oaxaca; Southern Mexico

Soil: 

Limestone

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Medium

Thickness: 

20 Centimetres

Height: 

20-150 Centimetres

Flower: 

Cones: Light Orange

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

-

Synonyms: 

-

This member of the Zamiazeae family was given this name by Miguel Ángel Pérez-Farrera, José Said Gutiérrez-Ortega, Jody L. Haynes and Andrew P. Vovides in 2021. It is found in Oaxaca in southern Mexico, growing in a well drained limestone soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter and 20 to 150 centimetres tall, the entire plant reach 250 centimetres in height. The cones are light orange.

The genus name from the Greek ceras, meaning 'horn', which refers to the paired, spreading horny projections on the male and female sporophylls of all species. The species name is from the Latin aurantiacus and refers to the 'glowing orange' colour of emerging leaves.


The top of the stem.


More new leaves.


The orange new leaves.