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Goeppertia cyclophora

Goeppertia cyclophora is a terrestrial rainforest-floor herb of the Guiana Shield and the Colombian and Venezuelan Amazon, recorded from sea level to about 800 m. It wants the classic Marantaceae package: warm, very humid, dim and never dry. Little is published beyond its description, so the conditions here are built from the measured range and what is known of lowland forest Goeppertia.

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 and lower-hill rainforest on the Guiana Shield and in the northwest Amazon, in shaded, humid, often streamside forest. Grows in leaf litter over well-drained but always moist soil.

0 to 800 m, median 220 m. Most records are from the Colombian Amazon and the Guyanan lowlands.

ColombiaGuyanaVenezuelaBrazil 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.