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Zamia restrepoi

A rare cycad with an underground stem and long, prickly-stalked leaves, from lowland to foothill rainforest in northwestern Colombia and adjacent Panama. Much of its known habitat was flooded by a dam. Grow it warm, shaded and evenly moist.

Zamia restrepoi
Photo: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in rainforest and secondary forest, and persists in coffee plantations and at pasture edges, in the shaded to partly open understory.

It is reported from about 100–1000 m. The recorded site sits near 350 m.

Colombia

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.