Description
Zamia fischeri has a subglobose shaped, subterranean stem about 8 cm in diameter, and is very similar to Zamia vazquezii. Zamia fischeri has a large stem and cones compared to its leaf size. The Cataphylls of Zamia fischeri are ovate, 1 to 1.5 centimeters long, and 1.5 to 2 centimeters wide. Zamia fischeri has leafs about 15 to 30 centimeters long; the petioles are 5 to 10 centimeters long, and rachis with 5 to 9 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are papyraceous, tapering toward the base, and are acute apically with margins having several serrations in the outermost half. The larger middle leaflets are 3 to 5 centimeters long and .5 to 1 centimeters wide. Zamia fischeri has tan pollen cones usually ovoid-cylindrical in shape, obtuse towards the apex, 5 to 7 centimeters in length, and 1 to 2 centimeters in diameter, with the peduncle being 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters long. The seed cones are greenish-gray to gray, cylindrical to ovoid-cylindrical in shape, acuminate at the apex, 8 to 12 centimeters long and 4 to 7 centimeters in diameter. Zamia fischeri has red seeds, about 1.3 to 1.8 centimeters long and 0.5 to 0.8 centimeters in diameter. Zamia fischeri can be distinguished from Zamia vazquezii by having smaller leafs (15-30 centimeters), lancelike leaflets, and no prickles on its petioles.
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