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Goeppertia ulotricha

Goeppertia ulotricha (long grown as Calathea ulotricha) is a little-known rhizomatous herb of the Amazonian lowlands of northern Peru, described by Macbride and rarely collected since. Almost nothing is published beyond its description, so this profile builds on the six wild records, the measured lowland climate and what the genus does in Amazonian forest understory.

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

By genus and locality, a terrestrial herb of the shaded floor and lower understory of humid lowland Amazonian forest, probably along streams and in seasonally moist ground. The records sit in Loreto, Ucayali and the San Martín foothills.

Records fall between about 150 and 780 m; few carry an elevation. Treat it as a lowland to low-foothill plant.

PeruLoretoUcayaliSan Martín

🔒 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.