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Goeppertia compacta

Goeppertia compacta (Calathea compacta S.Suárez & Galeano) is an obscure Amazonian lowland species known from a handful of records in Colombia and northern Brazil, all below about 200 m. Little is published beyond its description, so the profile below rests on the measured climate and what is typical of lowland Amazonian Goeppertia: hot, humid and shaded, with a short drier spell in August–September.

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 of lowland Amazonian terra-firme and riverine forest, on shaded, humus-rich ground. A compact clumping terrestrial herb, as the epithet suggests.

0–200 m from only three records with elevation; a lowland species.

ColombiaBrazil North

🔒 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.