Family · Gymnosperms
Zamiaceae
Zamias, Encephalartos
Cone-bearing cycads with palm- or fern-like foliage and coralloid nitrogen-fixing roots; many are long-lived and highly threatened.
- Accepted species
- 259accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 9accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈75 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Zamia
- Encephalartos
- Macrozamia
- Dioon
Genera
Zamia86 spp.
Encephalartos65 spp.
Ceratozamia43 spp.
Macrozamia41 spp.
Dioon18 spp.
Bowenia2 spp.
Lepidozamia2 spp.
Microcycas1 spp.
Stangeria1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America78
- Northern America77
- Africa61
- Australasia45
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Zamiaceae sits in the order Cycadales.