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Zamia gomeziana

A Costa Rican cycad described in 2010, known from a single area of very wet premontane forest at about 1,350–1,450 m. Unlike dry-forest Zamia, it wants mild temperatures, shade, high humidity and steady moisture all year.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

All records come from one locality on the Talamanca slopes, in premontane rain forest that is wet and mild all year. It grows in the ground in the forest understory, as rain-forest Zamia generally do.

Recorded at 1,350–1,450 m.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.