Vegetative morphology:
•Yates (via Seemann, 1857): Upon arrival in UK:
à Evidence of 12 leaves cut off
à Stem 30 cm long, 7.6 cm diameter
à Largest leaflets of new flush 33 cm long, 13 cm wide
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•Plants in coastal mainland Bocas del Toro Province fit Dietrich’s/Warszewicz’s and Yates’ accounts of Zamia skinneri much better than do the larger-leafleted, red-emergent plants of central-Atlantic Panama—which typically hold only 3 leaves and have leaflets to 75 cm long, 21 cm wide
The case for a green-emergent
Zamia skinneri: