| General Description | The narrow leaflets and smooth petioles separate this species from similar species in the genus. |
| ID Characteristic | A small Cycad, with a round trunk, and leaves to about 150 cm long. New leaves emerge bronze. It has smooth petioles, and very narrow leaflets. |
| Propagation | By seed. |
| Cultivation | Grows in partial to full shade. It grows best in moist to well-drained soil but is tolerant of some drought. |
| Notable Specimens | Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Habitat | Pine-oak dominated cloud forests on steep slopes in deep soil mixed with limestone rocks. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Thick and corky bark. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves have spines or sharp edges, dark green, semigloss, 80-150 cm long, flat (not keeled) in section, with 60-100 leaflets. |
| Flower Description | Pollen cones brown, narrowly ovoid-cylindrical to fusiform-cylindrical, 9-15 cm long, 2.5-3 cm diameter. |
| Fruit Description | Seed cones green, ovoid-cylindrical, 13.5-19.5 cm long, 6.5-8 cm diameter. Seed is poisonous if ingested. |
