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Goeppertia squarrosa

Goeppertia squarrosa was described by Lennart Andersson and Helen Kennedy as Calathea squarrosa, named for its spreading bracts, and moved to Goeppertia in 2012. Sixty-one of 66 wild records are from French Guiana at 50 to 650 m, hot, very humid lowland rain forest with a short dry spell in September and October; five outlying records from Bolivia are unexplained.

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

A terrestrial herb of the shaded floor of lowland Guianan rain forest, including hill forest on the Nouragues and Trinité massifs. Habitat is inferred from the record sites and the genus.

Recorded from 50 to 650 m with a median of 222 m; a lowland and low-hill plant.

French GuianaSurinameBolivia

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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