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Chamaedorea geonomiformis

A small, slender understory palm with simple, notched (bifid) leaves, found from southern Mexico through Belize and Guatemala to Costa Rica. It suits a warm, humid terrarium or shady greenhouse corner. Keep it moist and out of direct sun.

Chamaedorea geonomiformis
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The floor of wet lowland and foothill evergreen forest, sometimes on limestone. This is inferred from the records and from the genus.

Recorded at 60–2,027 m, median 576 m (115 records).

Mexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeGuatemalaHondurasCosta Rica

🔒 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.