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Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti

A small understory palm with broad, undivided fishtail leaves, native to lowland rainforest from southern Mexico to Honduras. It wants deep shade, warmth, steady moisture and humid air, and makes a good indoor palm for low light.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on the shaded floor of wet lowland and foothill forest, often on limestone-derived soils, under a closed canopy.

Recorded from 3 to about 2,400 m, but most records lie between near sea level and roughly 1,000 m (median about 400 m).

Mexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeGuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.