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Maranta protracta

Maranta protracta Miq. (1844) is a rhizomatous forest-floor herb of the humid Atlantic coastal forest of Bahia and Sergipe, with further records in Amazonian Brazil and the Guianas, mostly below 400 m. Unlike the cerrado marantas it lives in year-round warm, humid shade with only a mild drier spell, so it can be grown much like a prayer plant.

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

Understory of lowland and tabuleiro rain forest and secondary forest on the Bahian coast, and lowland forest in the Guianas; shaded, humid ground with deep leaf litter.

Records from sea level to 752 m, median about 150 m; mostly the coastal lowlands.

Brazil NortheastBrazil NorthBrazil SoutheastGuyanaSurinameVenezuela

🔒 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.