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Chamaedorea zamorae

A small Costa Rican endemic Chamaedorea recorded mainly in hot, wet lowland forest of the Osa Peninsula and the central Pacific slope. Treat it as a warm, shaded, humid understory palm that never expects a cold or dry rest.

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

Recorded mostly in lowland and foothill wet forest on Costa Rica's Pacific side, especially around the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce. Little is published on this species; its conditions are inferred from the records and from understory Chamaedorea in general.

Records run from 30 to about 1,850 m, but the median is 250 m, so it is essentially a warm lowland plant.

Costa 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.