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Maranta divaricata

Maranta divaricata Roscoe (1826) is one of the most widely recorded Brazilian Maranta, a spreading herb of the coastal Atlantic Forest, restinga and forest edges from Rio Grande do Norte south to Rio Grande do Sul, mostly below 300 m. It takes more light and a cooler winter than the forest-floor prayer plants, and grows in warm, humid, evenly moist conditions with no true dry season.

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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial herb of lowland Atlantic Forest understory, forest edges, restinga woodland and disturbed shaded ground near the coast; densest in Espirito Santo, Sergipe, Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina.

0 to about 800 m, median 58 m (220 records); mostly the coastal plain.

Espirito SantoBahiaRio de JaneiroSao PauloParanaSanta CatarinaRio Grande do SulAlagoasSergipePernambucoParaibaRio Grande do NorteMinas GeraisBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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.