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Maranta tuberculata

A Maranta of the humid coastal Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil, described by Andersson in 1986 and known from a modest number of wild records. The measured sites are warm, humid and only mildly seasonal, so it is one of the easier Marantas to keep: steady warmth, high humidity and moist, airy soil year-round.

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

Wild records come from lowland coastal forest in northeastern and southeastern Brazil, where the plant grows as a rhizomatous herb in the shaded, litter-covered understory. The measured sites are near the coast: warm nights, high humidity and rain every month.

Lowland; records carry no elevation but the climate matches near-sea-level sites.

BrazilNortheast BrazilSoutheast Brazil

🔒 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.