Goeppertia leonoriae

Goeppertia leonoriae (Calathea leonoriae) is a Mexican endemic known from very few collections in central Veracruz, at about 650 m in the humid ravine forests of the Gulf slope. At home it wants warmth and humidity in summer and a cooler, drier rest in winter. With only two records, treat every figure here as provisional.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory of humid semi-evergreen and cloud-influenced forest in ravines and along streams on the Gulf slope of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in shade under a closed canopy on moist, humus-rich soil.

The one georeferenced site is at about 650 m; the species is probably confined to a narrow belt of foothill forest in central Veracruz.

Veracruz

🔒 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.