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Chamaedorea carchensis

A little-known palm named after the Carchá area of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, known from a single wild record.

Chamaedorea carchensis
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

No detailed habitat data were found. The Alta Verapaz highlands are wet karst country with humid broadleaf and cloud forest, which is the likely habitat.

No elevation recorded; the climate site sits near 1360 m, typical of the Carchá plateau.

Guatemala

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.