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Zamioculcas zamiifolia
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Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant, and is native to eastern Africa, including Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its common names include Zanzibar gem, Zuzu plant, emerald palm, ZZ plant, aroid palm and eternity plant. It is commonly grown as a houseplant, mainly because it has attractive glossy foliage and is easy to care for. Zamioculcas zamiifolia is winter-hardy in USDA Zones 9 and 10.
- Family
- Araceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Zamioculcas zamiifolia
- Slug
- zamioculcas-zamiifolia
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Zamioculcas
- Species
- zamiifolia
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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