Zamia cupatiensis in habitat [D.W. Stevenson] (Jones 1993).

Zamia range map (Jones 1993).

Common Names

Koo-roó-chee (Yukuna); ma-re-ká-mê (Karijona) (both languages of range-indigenous peoples) (Schultes & Raffauf 1990).

Taxonomic notes

Description

Range

Big Tree

Ethnobotany

"The Yukunas report that a starchy meal can be prepared from the swollen underground stem, but the Karijonas who live in La Pedrera, very near the Cerro de Cupati (the only locality known for this apparent strict endemic) report that it is toxic to eat" (Schultes & Raffauf 1990).

Observations

Remarks

Citations

This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.conifers.org/za/za/cupatiensis.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
Last modified on 6-Apr-2001