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Coldhardy Potential And Altitudes For Cycad Species


CYCAD SPECIES                     ORIGIN                ALTITUDE  FREEZE         MIN TEMP. DAMAGE NO-DAMAGE
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Bowenia serrulata                 Queensland                      little
Ceratozamia hildae                Mexico                          little
Ceratozamia kuesteriana                                           little
Ceratozamia mexicana              Mexico                          little/medium                    27'F
Chigua basaltica                  Colombia                        little
Chigua cairnsiana                 Colombia                        little
Chigua couttsiana                 Colombia                        little
Chigua furfuracea                 Colombia                        little
Chigua guizhouensis               Colombia                        little
Chigua media                      Colombia                        little
Cycas circinalis                                                                            23'F
Cycas megacarpa                                                   little
Cycas revoluta                    Nansei Island, SWJapan          hard           15'F       18'F   21'F
Cycas panzihuaensis               Panziha, China                  hard           15'F
Cycas rumphii                                                                    25'F       29'F
Cycas taiwaniana                  Taiwan                          little                    25'F
Cycas media                       Mackay toCape York,E.Queensland little
Ceratozamia mexicana              Mexico                                                    25'F   29'F
Dioon edule                       Mexico                          medium         19'F              18'F
Dioon mejiae                      Honduras                                                  23'F
Dioon spinulosum                  Mexico                          medium         25'F       27'F   29'F
Encephalartos aemulans            Africa                          little
Encephalartos altensteinii        E.Cape to Mozambique            little                    26'F
Encephalartos caffer              Africa                          little
Encephalartos cycadifolius        Winterberg(E.Cape)     5,900ft  medium                           21'F
Encephalartos ferox               Costal Natal                    medium                    23'F   27'F
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi E.Cape (rocky slopes)           little
Encephalartos ghellinckii         Drakensberg Mountains  7,800ft  little/medium                    21'F
Encephalartos horridus (blue)     Port Elizabeth(E.Cape)          little(dry)
Encephalartos humilis             Africa                          little
Encephalartos laevifolius         Africa                          little
Encephalartos lanatus             Africa                          medium                           25'F
Encephalartos lehmannii           Africa                          medium         20'F
Encephalartos longifolius         MntnSlopes-Prt.Elizabeth        little
Encephalartos manikensis          Africa                          little
Encephalartos natalensis          Inland Natal                    little                           23'F
Encephalartos middelburgensis     Africa                          little
Encephalartos paucidentatus       Africa                          little
Encephalartos transvenosus        Africa                          little
Lepidozamia hopei                 NE Queensland                   little         23'F       30'F
Lepidozamia peroffskyana          NECoast(NewSWales)to Brisbane   medium                           21'F
Macrozamia communis               Sydney to North(NewSWales)      medium                           25'F
Macrozamia diplomera              Inland NewSWales                little/medium                    24'F
Macrozamia dieri                  Australia                       little
Macrozamia fawcettii              N.Coast NewSWales               little
Macrozamia fearnsidei             Injune(Inland S.Queensl.        little
Macrozamia flexuosa                                               little
Macrozamia heteromera(blue-green) NW.NewSWales                    little
Macrozamia johnsonii                                              little
Macrozamia lomandroides           Bundaberg S.Queensland          little
Macrozamia lucida                 N.NewSWales +SCoastQueensl.     
Macrozamia macdonnellii(blue)     Alice Springs                   little(moist)
Macrozamia miquellii              Queensl.to Rockhampton          little(moist)
Macrozamia moorei                 NE NewSWales+CentralQueensl.    medium          20'F             21'F
Macrozamia mountperriensis        Mount Perry(Queensl.)           little
Macrozamia paul-guilielmi/flexuosaCoast Sydney, NewSWales
Macrozamia paul-guilielmi/p.g.    Coast S.Queensl.            
Macrozamia platyrachis                                            most tender in genus
Macrozamia plurinervia            Inland N.NewSWales
Macrozamia riedlei(S:green,N:blue)SWCoast(W.Australia)            medium                           18'F
Macrozamia secunda                Inland NewSWales                little(dry)                      27'F
Macrozamia spiralis               Central NewSWales               medium
Macrozamia stenomera(blue-green)  N.NewSWales            3,300ft  medium(hardiest in genus)
Stangeria eriopus                 Australia                                                        23'F
Zamia integrifolia                SE USA to West Indies           little                  18'F     21'F
Zamia floridana                   SE USA to West Indies           medium                           21'F
Zamia furfuracea                  Coast Mexico                    little          25'F    28'F

medium = tolerates approx. 20 °F with little damage.
little = visible damage in the 20s °F.
hard = survives temps. in the teens °F.
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