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Calathea pluriplicata

A Calathea from the eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador, described by Helen Kennedy in 1988 in the Flora of Ecuador. It is a herb up to about 1.1 m with finely pleated, deep green leaves that are yellow-green underneath. It grows on the shady floor of wet premontane forest.

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

It is a terrestrial herb of wet forest understory. Collections include the road to Loreto south of Baeza (Napo). A cultivated plant at Lyon Arboretum is described as up to 1.1 m tall with finely corrugated leaves.

Records are at about 1076-1800 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.