Maranta coriifolia

Maranta coriifolia hort. ex Petersen (1890) is a nineteenth-century horticultural name, not a well-defined wild species: GBIF keeps it as an accepted name but has no wild records, and the earlier Maranta coriifolia Regel is a synonym of Goeppertia ornata. Plants sold under this name are best grown like a Goeppertia of the humid South American forest floor.

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

No wild locality is known. The name most likely applies to a Goeppertia (Calathea) of lowland to lower-montane rainforest floor in northern South America, so the profile below is that of a shaded, humid, evenly warm understory herb.

Unknown; probably lowland to about 1000 m if it is a Goeppertia ornata relative.

Tropical South America (uncertain)

🔒 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.