Tall tubular plants to over 24 inches are red with whitish or cream spots and silver banding
silvery leaves tapering from about a half inch wide to a slender tip
The leaf tips develop a red tinge to them when grown in good light
highly glossy leaves are mottled and striated with dark forest green
A tough and showy plant with leathery reddish leaves in a symmetrical
Zamia nesophila sparingly Tall tubular plants to overA rare, new and spectacular insular species from the Bastimentos Islands off Bocas del Toro, Panama. This is in the wet, rainforest area of northern Panama that is also rich in epiphytes. Said to be found in the proximity of beaches and salt water, it reportedly can tolerate sun but prefers open shade, Does best in sandy soils. This species forms a trunk and has very long leaves, to nearly eight feet when mature, with very large, broad, plicate