A medium-sized cycad from dry woodland on a sandstone massif in northern Thailand with a fairly slender trunk that has a massively swollen base (like an Elephant's foot) and grey-green leaves. This species has only recently been described and is seriously endangered in its natural habitat.
Plant diam 4cm : 32.5 EUR
Habitat
zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10°C (above 50°F) Rocky Hillsides Dry tropical forests
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Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants ) Solitary ( single-stemmed ) Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Drought-Tolerant
Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
2 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. from 11 to 16°C
Sunny
From time to time ( with a regular spray especially on the leaves )
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer
Regularly but with spacing
No pruning
Repot from time to time
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zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10°C (above 50°F) 
