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Cycas multipinnata

A rare cycad from the Red River valley of south-east Yunnan and northern Vietnam, remarkable for its single enormous, repeatedly divided leaf up to several metres long on a mostly underground stem. It is a forest-understory plant of warm, humid limestone slopes with a dry, mild winter.

Cycas multipinnata
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in the understory of evergreen and semi-evergreen broadleaf forest on steep slopes, often on limestone, in river valleys.

Mostly reported at about 200–1300 m; some records sit higher.

China (Yunnan)Vietnam

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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.