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Goeppertia leonia

Goeppertia leonia, described by the Sander nursery as Maranta leonia, is an understory herb of the Ecuadorian Amazon, with most wild records from the Napo and Orellana lowlands around Yasuní and a few from southern Ecuador and Peru. It lives on the shaded forest floor in a hot, very humid climate with only a mild drier spell in August and September. There is no checklist distribution, so the range is taken from the wild records; a single Thailand record is a cultivated plant.

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

Floor of lowland and foothill Amazonian rainforest, in shade beneath a closed canopy, on moist terra firme and stream margins. A few records reach 1,000 m on the Andean foothills.

Recorded at 61 to 1,050 m, median 250 m; mostly a lowland plant with an occasional foothill record.

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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.