Microcycas calocoma

Common name: Microcycas

Family: Zamiaceae

Synonym(s):

Country of Origin: western Cuba (endemic)

Description: The sole species in the genus Microcycas, this plant is estimated to only consist of around 600 individuals in the wild and is found only in the Pinar del Rio province of western Cuba.

Uses: Locals have used the plant's toxic roots as a rat poison.⁶

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USDA Zone:

Source: Rob Nicholson (Wellsley) ex Mongomery BC

Provenance:

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Culture:

Succulent mix

Classification:

• Division: Cycadophyta
• Class: Cycadopsida
• SubClass: Cycadidae
• Order: Cycadales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zamiaceae
• SubFamily: Zamioideae
• Tribe: Zamieae
• SubTribe: Microcycadinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.
3. IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.
4. The Cycad Pages. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.
5. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by David J. Stang at Wikimedia [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]. Last accessed on Thursday, 18 July, 2019.
6. Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, 18 July, 2019.

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