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Zamia poeppigiana

Zamia poeppigiana is a low, shrub-like cycad from the Amazon basin of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil, grown mainly by collectors. It needs warm, humid, well-drained conditions and bright light, and all parts are toxic.

Family: Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as: Shrub
Light: Bright indirect, Part shade
Water: Water when the top few centimetres of soil are nearly dry; avoid soggy roots.
Soil: Free-draining mix rich in organic matter, such as peat or coir with perlite and bark.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: All parts, especially seeds, contain cycasin and related toxins that cause vomiting, diarrhoea and liver damage if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: N. & C. Peru to Brazil (Acre)
Climate: wet tropical

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Zamia poeppigiana is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Zamia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zamia poeppigiana 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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