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

Maranta latifolia

Maranta latifolia Regel ex Horaninow is a name from the 1860s that has never been matched to a modern species; GBIF lists it with no synonymy, no distribution and no wild records. Anything grown under this label is of unknown identity, and the conditions below are family-level defaults rather than species data.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Unknown. The name was published from cultivated material in the St Petersburg garden era and no wild collection is tied to it.

No elevation is known.

🔒 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.