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Maranta polystachya

Maranta polystachya (K.Schum.) J.M.A.Braga was moved from Calathea to Maranta in 2014 and is a rhizomatous herb of the cerrado and cerrado-forest transition in central and northern Brazil, recorded at 300–630 m in Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Goiás and Maranhão. It grows in the summer rains and rests through a hot, dry winter.

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

Cerradão, gallery-forest margins and shaded cerrado on well-drained plateau soils; a little more sheltered than the open-campo marantas, so somewhat more shade and moisture. Generalised from its records and the cerrado Maranta group.

Records from 300 to 632 m, median about 340 m.

Brazil West-CentralBrazil NorthBrazil 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.