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Cycas apoa

A trunked cycad of wet lowland forest in northern New Guinea, with fronds up to 2.5 m that emerge orange-hairy and turn glossy green. It is a hot, humid, ever-wet plant with no cool or dry season to mimic, and it tolerates periodic flooding.

Cycas apoa
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet lowland forest in the Sepik basin and western New Guinea, including areas that flood for part of the year; grows in forest and at its edges.

Mostly lowland; measured records 35–770 m, median 75 m.

Papua (Indonesia)West PapuaPapua New Guinea

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✓ 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.