Common Names - Zamia Family | Synonyms - |
Authority - Horan. | Total Number of genera - 8 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 150 |
Plant forms - Tree-like cycads | |
World Distribution - Tropical Africa, Australia and North and South America. | |
Comments - Trees to 18 meters. Members of the Zamiaceae are poisonous, producing poisonous glycosides known as cycasins. |
1 - Ceratozamia. 2 - Dioon. 3 - Encephalartos. 4 - Lepidozamia. 5 - Macrozamia. 6 - Microcycas. 7 - Zamia. |