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Cycas taiwaniana

An endangered cycad from the subtropical hills of southeastern China. It grows through a hot, wet summer and rests in a cool, drier winter. It is a sturdy terrestrial plant that takes full sun to bright shade and needs free drainage.

Cycas taiwaniana
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial on slopes and forest edges in subtropical evergreen forest and scrub. In this lean pass, details of the microhabitat come from the genus, not from species-specific accounts.

Wild elevations are not well documented. Several records come from near sea level in Guangzhou and Shenzhen and may be cultivated plants.

GuangdongGuangxiFujianYunnanHainan

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.