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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Zamia standleyi

A small lowland cycad from the humid Caribbean side of Honduras and adjacent Guatemala, with an underground stem and a few pinnate leaves. Grow it warm, in bright shade, in a well-drained but moisture-retentive mix, without a cold rest.

Zamia standleyi
Photo: Stan Shebs, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Known from very few records in lowland humid forest. Like related Central American Zamias it most likely grows on the forest floor under a broken canopy; this is inferred from the genus.

All four records sit at 140 to 170 m, in hot humid lowlands.

GuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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.