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Araceae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Aglaonemateae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Areae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Caladieae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Colocasieae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Dieffenbachieae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Philodendreae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Spathicarpeae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Thomsonieae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Zamioculcadeae

Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Zantedeschieae

Subfamily Lasioideae

Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Monstereae

Subfamily Monsteroideae
Tribe Spathiphylleae

Subfamily Pisteae

Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Anthurieae

Subfamily Pothoideae
Tribe Potheae

Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Lodd.) Engl.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Aroid Palm, ZZ Plant
  • Family: Araceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Tanzania, Zanzibar
  • Habitat: dry grassland and lowland forest, common on rocky, half-shady ground

  • Description: [syn. Caladium zamiaefolium, Zamioculcas lanceolata, Zamioculcas loddigesii, Zamiacaulcas zamiafolia]

    An ancient relic, along with Gonatopus, with a unique characteristic (for Aroids) in that the leaflet can fall to the ground, root and form bulblets. This feature is not known in aroids outside of the Zamioculcadeae.

  • Culture: Tolerates low water, low light and a degree of neglect which make it a fine houseplant. It has only been common in the trade for the past 5 years or so.
  • USDA Zone: USDA 9-10
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500049
  • Source: Unknown
  • Provenance: (name published in: Das Pflanzenreich IV. 23B (Heft 37 Araceae-Pothoideae): 305. 1908) - {Pflanzenr. IV.23B}
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1105 - 1100 - N Ground Bed
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-06-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Alismatales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Araceae
  • SubFamily: Aroideae
  • Tribe: Zamioculcadeae
  • SubTribe:
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