Syngonium hoffmannii

A Central American Syngonium from Honduras to Panama, widely recorded and most often found at mid elevations around 950 m. It suits a warm room with slightly cool nights and high humidity.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Premontane and lower montane wet forest, with some records down to the lowlands. Habit is inferred from the genus: Syngonium are hemiepiphytic climbers that creep on the forest floor as juveniles and climb trunks by aerial roots.

Recorded at 0–2236 m, median about 950 m.

HondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanama

🔒 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.