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Ceratozamia becerrae
Ceratozamia becerrae is a rare cycad from the rainforests of southern Mexico, known from only two populations in Chiapas and Tabasco. It is a slow-growing, shrubby palm-like plant that needs warm, humid, shaded conditions and well-drained soil, and it is not widely cultivated.
Ceratozamia becerrae is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae.
It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from the states of Chiapas and Tabasco. There are only two known populations. The plants grow in rainforest habitat on karst substrates.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceratozamia becerrae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
