Goeppertia monophylla
A terrestrial prayer-plant relative endemic to Brazil's Atlantic Forest, from Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul. It grows in dense, closed-canopy forest, often on damp or waterlogged ground along rivers. It is pollinated by hummingbirds and euglossine bees. Grow it like a shade-loving Calathea: warm, evenly moist and humid, with gentle light.
Where it grows wild
A terrestrial herb of the forest floor in Atlantic rainforest and restinga forest. Collectors describe it as shade-loving, on riverbanks in dense forest with a closed canopy, on waterlogged soil and in damp areas beside trails. It is listed under the synonyms Calathea monophylla and Calathea communis.
Specimens run from sea level to about 1,250 m, with a median near 260 m; most records are from lowland and submontane forest.
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