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

Cycas annaikalensis

A critically endangered cycad known only from the Annaikal Hills near Palakkad in Kerala, with fewer than a hundred plants left in the wild. Treat it like other monsoon cycads of peninsular India: hot, bright, a very wet summer and a long dry season, in a sharply draining mix.

Cycas annaikalensis
Photo: Baluperoth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Endemic to a small hill area in the Western Ghats of Kerala; habitat detail is unpublished beyond that, so the conditions here follow the genus in monsoon India (open, rocky hill forest).

No elevation records; the only climate site is a country placeholder at 215 m in central India.

IndiaKerala

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.