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Cycad

Cycas ferruginea

Cycas ferruginea is a cycad shrub from limestone crevices in forests of northern Vietnam and western Guangxi, China. Grow it in a warm, frost-free climate with free-draining soil and good light.

Family
Cycadaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty mix with some lime or grit, as it grows on limestone.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially seeds, contain cycasin and related toxins that can cause vomiting, liver damage and other serious effects if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
China (Guangxi) to N. Vietnam
Climate
subtropical

About

Cycas ferruginea is a plant species native to Vietnam and to the Guangxi region of China. It grows on rocky crevices in forested areas at elevations of 200–500 m. It is known from a belt of limestone bluffs in Lang Son Province and Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam, and in western Guangxi Province, China. It is also cultivated at the Guilin Botanical Garden, Guangxi.

Cycas ferruginea has pinnate leaves up to 2 m long. Seeds are brown, egg-shaped, up to 3 cm long.

Other Cycas plants

Cycas aculeata · Cycas aenigma · Cycas angulata · Cycas annaikalensis · Cycad · Cycas arenicola · Zamia Palm · Cycas arnhemica · Cycas badensis · Cycad · Cycas basaltica · Beddome’s Cycas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cycas ferruginea 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.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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