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Aroids Partly documented

Spathiphyllum maldonadianum

A Spathiphyllum described in 2022 from the rainforest of the Sierra el Madrigal area of Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico. Very little has been published about it beyond the collections. Grow it like other lowland rainforest Spathiphyllum, but allow slightly cooler winter nights.

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

Terrestrial herb of lowland rainforest (selva) in the foothills of northern Chiapas and southern Tabasco. The collections give no finer habitat detail.

Recorded from 20 to 330 m, median 150 m.

Mexico

🔒 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.