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Cycas tanqingii
Cycas tanqingii is a cycad shrub from southern Yunnan (China) and northern Vietnam, now mainly grown in botanical gardens. Grow it like other cycads: bright, warm, free-draining conditions and careful, infrequent watering.
Cycas tanqingii is a species of cycad in China and Vietnam. It is found in Luchun County, southern Yunnan Province, China, and in Lai Châu Province, Vietnam. In China, it is located in the Xiaoheidiang River and Heishui River watersheds. In Luchun County, it is protected in Huanglian Mountain National Nature Reserve. It is also cultivated at the Shenzhen Fairy Lake Botanical Garden and at the Forestry Bureau of Luchun County.
Its populations are relatively healthy due to early conservation and long-term monitoring.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cycas tanqingii 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.
