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Zamia boliviana

Zamia boliviana is a small, stemless-to-short-stemmed cycad from the Cerrado grasslands of Bolivia and Brazil, grown as a foliage plant for its feathery fern-like leaves. Give it bright light, a free-draining mix and water only when the soil is dry.

Family: Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as: Shrub
Light: Bright indirect, Part shade
Water: Water thoroughly when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and let excess drain away; reduce in cooler months.
Soil: Well-drained mix such as cactus or palm mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: All parts, especially seeds, contain cycasin-type toxins that can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and liver damage if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: Brazil (Mato Grosso) to N. Bolivia
Climate: wet tropical

About

Zamia boliviana is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Bolivia and Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Where it grows

Zamia boliviana is found between 130 and 450 metres (430 and 1,480 ft) of altitude in the Cerrado ecoregion in Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, and Santa Cruz departments in Bolivia and Mato Grosso state in Brazil.

Other Zamia plants

Zamia acuminata · Zamia amazonum · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Zamia brasiliensis · Zamia chigua · Cycad · Zamia cunaria · Zamia decumbens · Zamia disodon · Cycad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zamia boliviana 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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