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Goeppertia cannoides

A lowland Amazonian prayer plant originally described in its own genus as Thymocarpus cannoides, with fleshy fruit and a canna-like habit. Over fifty wild records from northern, northeastern and west-central Brazil and southern Venezuela at 0 to 400 m point to a warm, humid forest herb with a modest late-year dry season.

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 and forest-edge herb of lowland Amazonian rainforest, including riverine and periodically damp ground. Measured climate across five sites is warm year-round with a wet season from December to June and a hotter, drier spell from August to October.

Records from sea level to 400 m, median 90 m; a lowland species.

Brazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil West-CentralVenezuela

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✓ 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.