Goeppertia singularis
Goeppertia singularis (formerly Calathea singularis) is a prayer-plant of the lowland Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo and southern Bahia in eastern Brazil, almost entirely below 150 m in the coastal tabuleiro forests around Linhares and Sooretama. At home it wants shade, high humidity and steady moisture, with a slight winter easing.
Where it grows wild
Understory herb of lowland tabuleiro rainforest on the flat coastal plain, in shaded humid ground under a tall closed canopy. Goeppertia of this forest form part of the herb layer, often near seasonal streams.
Recorded from 22 to 150 m, median 40 m (9 records): a strictly lowland species of the coastal plain of northern Espírito Santo.
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