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Calathea galdamesiana

Calathea galdamesiana is a rarely collected prayer plant known only from Panama, with all GBIF records from one site at about 900 m in the central cordillera of Veraguas. It is a shade herb of wet premontane forest, so it wants low light, mild warmth, cool-ish nights and high humidity. Almost nothing is published about it beyond its description, so these conditions come from the measured site climate and the genus.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial understorey herb, inferred from the genus, at a single premontane wet-forest locality on the central Panamanian cordillera. No habitat notes specific to the species were available.

All four GBIF records are at about 900 m, from one site in Veraguas.

Panama

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.