Cycad
Ceratozamia miqueliana H.Wendl.
Ceratozamia miqueliana is a cycad species in the Zamiaceae family, native to Chiapas and Veracruz in Mexico. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and is threatened by habitat loss. The species is characterized by its long, robust prickles and papyraceous, glabrous leaflets. It is closely related to C. zoquorum but differs in leaf orientation and leaflet texture.
Description
Ceratozamia miqueliana has a stem 45–75 cm long and 16–18 cm in diameter, with persistent, triangular cataphylls and 12–37 leaves. Leaves are 35–261 cm long, with pink petioles and yellowish green rachises. Leaflets are oblong, papyraceous, and glabrous, with 12–23 pairs per leaf. Pollen strobili are cylindrical, 15–30 cm long, with greenish yellow to cream coloration at maturity. The species is distinguished by its lustrous leaflets and yellowish green ovulate strobili with blackish trichomes. Ceratozamia miqueliana is named after Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel.
Other common names
Cycad
Distribution
Global · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Southeast
Synonyms
Ceratozamia ghiesbrechtiiCeratozamia mexicana var. miquelianaCeratozamia ghiesbrechti
