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Goeppertia portobelensis

Goeppertia portobelensis, described by Helen Kennedy as Calathea portobelensis from the Portobelo area on Panama's Caribbean coast, is a terrestrial understory herb of very wet lowland forest in Colón, Panamá and Guna Yala, with a couple of records in adjacent northwestern Colombia. Its 44 wild records lie between 10 and 600 m, median 100 m. It wants constant warmth, deep shade and high humidity, with only a modest lull in rain from January to March.

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

Shaded floor of Caribbean-slope lowland rainforest, one of the wettest belts in Central America, on humus-rich ground and along streams.

Recorded 10 to 600 m, median 100 m; most sites are in the Portobelo and Santa Rita hills of Colón below 350 m.

PanamaColónGuna YalaColombia

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✓ Substrate and airflow

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