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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Ceratozamia aurantiaca

A cycad from southwestern Mexico described only in 2021, with very little published about its habitat. Treat it like other Ceratozamia: a forest-understory cycad that wants filtered light, warmth, a drier winter and a fast-draining humus mix.

Ceratozamia aurantiaca
Photo: Pérez-Farrera et al. (2021), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Habitat details are not available; Ceratozamia species generally grow in the understory of humid pine-oak, cloud or tropical forest on rocky slopes.

No elevation records; the single placeholder site is at 2364 m.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.