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Zamia wallisii

A rare Colombian cycad with enormous leaflets, the broadest of any gymnosperm, from wet premontane forest in Antioquia. It needs shade, steady warmth, very high humidity and constant moisture with good drainage, and it has no dry season.

Zamia wallisii
Photo: Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Public domain, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory of very wet premontane rainforest on the western slopes of Antioquia; its huge leaflets reflect deep shade.

Records span 900 to 1,308 m (median 975 m); the literature gives about 300 to 1,000 m.

Colombia

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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.