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Zamia magnifica

A cliff-dwelling cycad endemic to the La Chinantla region of northern Oaxaca, Mexico. Its underground or recumbent stem grows on karst rock faces in tropical rainforest, with long pendant leaves. Grow it warm, humid and shaded, in a very free-draining, lime-friendly mix.

Zamia magnifica
Photo: Pérez-Farrera et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows only on cliff faces of karst limestone within tropical rainforest. It is one of the few Mesoamerican Zamia adapted to cliffs, and its leaves hang down the rock.

Elevation is not documented in the sources available. La Chinantla rainforest is mainly lowland to submontane.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.