Zamia stevensonii

Zamia stevensonii (blanco) is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is found in the vicinity of the Panama Canal and the Chagres River in central Panama. Z. stevensonii was described in 2012 by Taylor Blake & Holzman from plants that had previously been identified as variously belonging to Z. elegantissima, Z. fairchildiana, and Z. pseudomonticola. While Z. stevensonii and Z. elegantissima in particular are similar, the authors found sufficient differences in vegetative and reproductive structures and in pollinators to separate Z. stevensonii from the other three species. The specific name srevensonii honors Dennis W. Stevenson, who has worked extensively on cycads in Panama and elsewhere in the Americas. The common name, also used in the horticultural trade, is blanco, because the emergent leaves are white. ...read more on Wikipedia.