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Zamia lecointei
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{{PalmSpeciesHeader}} __NOTOC__ <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-5 columns"> [[File:Zamia_lecointei.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''Z. lecointei'' leaflet detail.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-7 columns"> ===Distribution & Habitat:=== Grows mainly in open dry areas of very sandy, well drained soils at 100-300m in altitude in Amazonas and Bolivar, Venezuela, and in Brazil north of the Amazon River, thru to central Colombia and Brazil. ===Description:=== Small cycad with an unbranched, subterranean caudex to about 15cm long. Has 2-4 leaves between 1 and 2m long, usually erect or slightly curved. Leaflets are light green, lanceolate with entire edges or occasionally with 2-3 indistinct teeth near the tip of the lower edge. The petiole is sparsely prickled. Very similar in appearance to ''[[Zamia muricata]]''. ===General:=== Very rare in cultivation. ===Culture:=== Sunny, well drained position. Full sun or light shade. </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Zamia_lecointei02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''Z. lecointei'' leaf.]] </div> <div class="small-0 large-6 columns"> [[File:Zamia_lecointei03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''Z. lecointei'' showing the prickled petiole.]] </div> </div> ===Contributed by: === Colin Wilson (Figure 1,2&3)<br/> ===External Links:=== [https://www.cycadlist.org/taxon.php?Taxon_ID=496 World List], [https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/42165/0 IUCN], [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Zamia+lecointei JSTOR], [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Zamia+lecointei Trebrown] </p> [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Zamia+lecointei%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Zamia+lecointei%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Zamia+lecointei Flickr], <p> [[Category:Zamia|lecointei]] [[Category:Cycad|Zamia_lecointei]]
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