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Syngonium auritum

A Greater Antillean Syngonium, most often recorded in Jamaica, that climbs tree trunks in moist forest and secondary growth. The measured climate is warm with moderate humidity and a drier winter, milder and less wet than most Central American syngoniums. It is sturdy and tolerant in cultivation.

Syngonium auritum
Photo: Descourtilz, J. Theodore.; Descourtilz, M. E.; Pichard., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Climbs tree trunks in moist forest and secondary growth; also recorded in mesic roadside hedgerows.

Recorded at 30–640 m, median 305 m (13 records).

CubaJamaicaHaitiDominican Republic

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.