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Stromanthe macrochlamys

A prayer-plant relative from the warm, wet lowland forests of southeastern Mexico and Central America. Treat it like other forest-floor Marantaceae: warm, humid, shaded and evenly moist, with no real rest period.

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

Understory of humid lowland and foothill forest, mostly in Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz and Oaxaca; habitat inferred from the recorded sites and the genus.

Recorded at 3-1,456 m, median 236 m; the climate sites lie at 63-373 m.

Mexico (Gulf, Southeast, Southwest, Central)GuatemalaHondurasPanamaColombia

🔒 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.