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Goeppertia basiflora

A small Panamanian prayer plant, once Calathea basiflora, named for inflorescences carried at the base of the plant. Known from only a handful of wild records in wet Caribbean-slope forest at about 300 m, so treat it as a warm, ever-humid understory herb with no real seasonal 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

Understory herb of wet lowland to premontane rainforest on the Caribbean slope of eastern Panama. Records sit at about 310 m where the climate is warm year-round and rain falls in every month, only easing in February and March.

All three records are at 310 m; the species is probably confined to low elevations below about 600 m.

Panama

🔒 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.