Editing Zamia lacandona (section)

===Culture:===
'''from Bob &amp Marita Bobick'''

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Both these species, ''Z. lacondona'' and ''Z. splendens'', grow in
extremely heavy shade. Flash photography is necessary to photo them.
Both species grow in basically limestone rock, covered only by a few inches
of clay formed
by years of forest litter. The dense canopy, which both plants grow in keep
the plants moist but not wet.

At the University in Tuxtla, Gutierrez, we visited their collection of cycads
which contains both of these species. We found them to be grown in pea-size
pieces of limestone and sandstone rock. No organic matter was evident. These were
growing in greenhouse conditions, they were hand-watered, and they looked
great. When we inquired about their growing media, they responded with...
"That is the way they grow in Nature."
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For those of us who aren't prepared (or able) to go that far, a standard,
moist, well drained mix in a shady, humid spot will suffice. Given their
predilection for limestone, however, they might like the mix to be on the
alkaline side.
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[[File:Zamia_lacandona11.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''Z. lacandona'']]
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[[File:Zamia_lacandona12.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''Z. lacandona'' male cones]]
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[[File:Zamia_lacandona.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''Z. lacandona'']]
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[[File:Zamia_lacandonaL.jpg|frame|Figure 5. ''Z. lacandona'']]
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