Goeppertia cylindrica
A clump-forming prayer-plant relative (formerly Calathea cylindrica) native to eastern and central Brazil. It is common in the coastal Atlantic Forest around Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where it is named for its cylindrical flower spikes. Like other Goeppertia, it wants warm, humid shade and evenly moist, well-drained soil, but it copes with a slightly cooler, drier winter than Amazonian species.
Where it grows wild
It is a terrestrial herb of the Atlantic Forest understory. Most records come from the forested hills of Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca massif and surrounding city forests, Pedra Branca, Niterói) and the São Paulo coast, often along trails and in secondary forest. We found no detailed field description of its exposure.
Records run from near sea level to about 580 m. Most are in lowland and submontane coastal forest below about 600 m.
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