Zamiaceae
Cycad
Zamia portoricensis
- Family
- Zamiaceae
- Genus
- Zamia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Cycad, Marunguey
- Spanish
- Marunguey
Synonyms
- Zamia loddigesii var. portoricensis (Urb.) J.Schust.
- Zamia media var. portoricensis J.Schust.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom and T Herman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.