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Cycas falcata

A little-known cycad endemic to Southeast Sulawesi and Kabaena Island in Indonesia, listed as Vulnerable. It lives in a warm, wet climate with no cool season, so it needs year-round warmth, strong light and free drainage.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No species-specific habitat detail was reachable. Cycas in Sulawesi typically grow in open forest, scrub and on rocky slopes; this profile generalises from that and from the measured climate.

Two climate sites, at 94 m and 754 m.

Southeast SulawesiKabaena

🔒 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.