For the three species commonly called Zamia in the genus Macrozamia (of the family Zamiaceae) endemic to Western Australia see Macrozamia riedlei, Macrozamia fraseri and Macrozamia dyeri. Zamia is a genus of cycad of the family Zamiaceae, native to Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America as far south as Bolivia. The range of one species (Z. integrifolia, extends into the contiguous United States, i.e. Georgia and Florida. At least one species, Z. pseudoparasitica, grows as an epiphyte in the branches of trees. The name Zamia comes from the Greek azaniae, meaning "a pine cone".