Ceratozamia wata halitta ce ta cycads, waɗanda rukuni ne na tsoffin shuke-shuken iri masu kama da bishiyar dabino. Kalmar "Ceratozamia" ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "keras" ma'ana "ƙaho" da "zamia" ma'ana "wani nau'in dabino."Ceratozamia na cikin iyalin Zamiaceae kuma asalinsa ne a Mexico. da Amurka ta tsakiya. Waɗannan tsire-tsire galibi suna da gangar jikin gangar jikinsu da ganyen fili. Takalmomin galibi masu fata ne kuma an jera su ta hanyar gashin fuka-fuki tare da ganyayen ganye. Ceratozamia jinsunan dioecious ne, ma'ana ɗayan tsire-tsire ko dai namiji ne ko mace, kuma suna samar da cones a matsayin tsarin haifuwa. shi. Ana shuka waɗannan tsire-tsire a matsayin tsire-tsire na ado saboda kamanninsu na musamman da kuma iya jure yanayin girma daban-daban.