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Zamia lacandona

A small cycad from the Lacandon rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico. It grows from an underground caudex and usually carries a single large leaf up to about 1 m long. It is an understory plant of hot, very wet lowland forest, so it needs warmth, shade and humidity all year, plus a medium that drains well.

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

Where it grows wild

It grows in the understory of lowland tropical rainforest in the Palenque-Agua Azul area. It also regenerates on cleared or burned ground and along roadsides. This summary draws on that and on the habits of understory Zamia in the genus.

Recorded from about 70 to 1,070 m, median about 260 m.

Mexico Southeast

🔒 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.