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freaky Zamia

Gbarce

By Gbarce
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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I saw this "mutated " Zamia in a plant show-- Forgot the sepcies but I think its is a "cardboard palm". The leaves are consistently jagged and it looks really cool

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Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

peachy Grand Master

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Gene that is so nice. Cardboard 'palms' are like bums here...everybody has one, but to see one that is different is such a treat. I want one...right now. Zamia furfurcrea or something like that is the actual name of the species sold as cardboard.

Peachy

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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Yes Peachy I do believe that it is a mutant form of Zamia Furfurcrea. If you want it you can have it for the measeley sum of P150,000 or roughly US$ 3,200.

It's definitely a collectible plant-- weird and beautiful at the same time but way out of my reach.

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Extreme mutation there gene.

Have seen slight variation on some here .

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Gbarce Grand Master

Gbarce

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so its not as unique as they would have you believe.

How much do they go for over there in australia?

Gene

Manila, Philippines

53 feet above sea level - inland

Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

GeneAZ Rising Star

GeneAZ

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leaf close ups

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Hi,Gene,

That form is discussed a little bit in Loran's book The Cycads under mutant forms and referred to as the cristate form -- describing the cristate leaves, not a cristate meristem which is a different animal altogether. I've never seen this particular species in cristate, but others I've seen are really SLOOOW. The leaves are incredibly thickened beyond even what is seen commonly in cycads.

Gene

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Since the GFC very few people here are paying top $ for plants :unsure:

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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