Mazhar Botanic Garden

Zamia fischeri Miq.

Fischer's Zamia

Family: Zamiaceae
Genus: Zamia
Species: fischeri
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000736
English name: Fischer's Zamia
Arabic name: زاميا فيشيري
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Very rare

Evergreen cycad leaves 30-50 cm long leaflets lanceolate, papery, tapering toward the base, and are acute apically with margins having several serrations in the outermost half

Ornamental plant

Zamia forsteri JSchust, Zamia tenuifolia Fisch ex Miq

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Texture: Clay Lime rich soils Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Light shade Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds, suckers
Flowering time:
Zone: 9a : 9a
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cycads
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Oil
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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