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Maranta bahiensis

Maranta bahiensis was described in 2021 by Luna and Pessoa in their revision of the genus, from the cocoa-belt Atlantic forest of southern Bahia. Only two wild records exist, from one site near Jussari at about 250 m, where the air is warm and humid all year and rain falls in every month. It is a forest-floor herb with no dry rest and no cold season to imitate.

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

Understory of dense ombrophilous Atlantic forest on the coastal hills of southern Bahia, a region where much forest survives as shaded cocoa cabruca. Species-level ecology comes only from the record site; the growth form is that of the genus.

The one record site sits at roughly 250 m on the terrain grid; the recorded elevation of 1 m looks like a placeholder.

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🔒 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.