CERATOZAMIA LATIFOLIA

This member of the Zamiaceae family was given this name by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1848. It is found in Querétaro, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí in Mexico, growing in a well drained limestone mix with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres above ground, 50 centimetres in total, and it reach 20 in diameter. The entire plant to can grow to 100 centimetres in height. The male cones are brown while the female are grey.

The genus name from the Greek ceras, meaning 'horn', which refers to the paired, spreading horny projections on the male and female sporophylls, and azaino; ' pinecone ' of all species. The species name from Latin; latus; 'broad' and folium ' -leaved'. The new leaves are bronze-coloured. Photo by Viets, Flickr.com. The caudex by C T Johansson, Wikipedia.org.