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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Maranta chrysogina

Maranta chrysogina is a recently described species, published by Luna and Alves in 2021, known only from the humid upland forest enclaves of Ceará in north-eastern Brazil. It lives in the moist mountain forests that rise above the semi-arid caatinga, so it wants warmth and steady moisture through a long growing season but is used to a marked dry spell late in the year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory herb of the brejos de altitude, the moist and semideciduous forest islands on the windward slopes of the Ceará highlands, growing on the shaded forest floor in leaf litter. Details of the microhabitat come from the genus and the landscape rather than from a reachable species description.

The two climate sites lie at 357 and 531 m, in the mid-slope forest belt of the Ceará ranges; no record carries a measured elevation.

CearáBrazil Northeast

🔒 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.