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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Goeppertia carolineae

A cloud-forest calathea from the Sierra de Omoa in north-west Honduras, described by Helen Kennedy as Calathea carolineae and known from very few collections around 1,500 m. Information beyond the type locality is thin; treat these figures as a starting point.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Shaded understory of montane cloud forest on the Caribbean-facing slopes of the Sierra de Omoa (Cusuco area), where cloud sits on the ridge most afternoons.

Records carry no elevation, but the one measured site is at about 1,500 m in cloud forest.

Honduras

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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.