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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Calathea undulata

Calathea undulata was described by Regel in 1872 from a plant in cultivation, and its wild origin and identity are poorly documented. GBIF holds only three wild records, all from Brazil. Grow it like a typical lowland Amazonian Calathea: warm, shaded and constantly humid.

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

Nothing specific has been published on its wild habitat. The few Brazilian records fall in hot, very wet lowland forest, and like other Calathea it is presumably a terrestrial herb of the shaded forest floor.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured sites are lowland.

Brazil

🔒 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.