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Goeppertia donnell-smithii

Goeppertia donnell-smithii is a common terrestrial Marantaceae of wet forest in Costa Rica and Panama, recorded from near sea level to 1,650 m with most collections below 500 m. It is a robust forest-floor herb of hot, humid lowland and premontane forest and is one of the more forgiving species of the genus in cultivation. Well collected, but almost nothing specific about its ecology is published beyond floristic treatments.

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 wet lowland and premontane rainforest on both slopes of Costa Rica and western Panama, in shaded humid ground and along forest streams; also in older secondary forest.

5 to 1,650 m, median 350 m, from 207 records. Most plants are below 500 m; the upper records are cloud-forest margins.

Costa RicaPanamaNicaragua

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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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