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Ceratozamia mexicana
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{{PalmSpeciesHeader}} __NOTOC__ <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-5 columns"> [[File:Ceratozamia_mexicana.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''C. mexicana'' (probably) at Los Angeles Arboretum.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-7 columns"> ===Synonymy:=== Numerous (see the '''[https://www.cycadlist.org/taxon.php?Taxon_ID=33 World List]'''). ===Common Names:=== Mexican Horncone ===Distribution & Habitat:=== Endemic to a wide variety of forested habitats from wet tropical lowland rainforests thru to drier mountainous areas of north-central Veracruz in Mexico. </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> ===Description:=== A very attractive, medium-sized cycad with a trunk up to 0.5 m tall and up to a dozen dark green leaves in a graceful crown, each between 1-1.5m long, and with a spined petiole between 20 and 50 cm long. The new leaves can vary from bronze thru to light green and can be hairy. ===Culture:=== A lightly shaded position, and moist, well drained soil. Quite slow growing. </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Ceratozamia_mexicana02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''C. mexicana'' with a spectacular display of new leaves.]] </div> </div> ===Contributed by: === Doug Eckel (Figure 1)<br/> Paul Kennedy (Figure 2) ===External Links:=== [https://www.cycadlist.org/taxon.php?Taxon_ID=33 World List], [https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/42141/0 IUCN], [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Ceratozamia+mexicana JSTOR], [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Ceratozamia+mexicana Trebrown] </p> [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ceratozamia+mexicana%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Ceratozamia+mexicana%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ceratozamia+mexicana Flickr], <p> [[Category:Ceratozamia|mexicana]] [[Category:Cycad|Ceratozamia_mexicana]]
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