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The Cycad Pages
ETHNOBOTANY OF CYCADS
Nadia Audhali and Dennis Stevenson
Traditional uses
Seed cone of Zamia roezlii that has been
collected for its seeds in Choco, Colombia
and co-opted by Knut Norstog
for studies on cycad reproduction
(photo Stanley Kiem)

GENUS: ZAMIA

found in North America, Central America, South America and Carribean

USES

mainly ornamental/medicinal in Central America, and as a food in North America and Carribean.

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