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Aroids Partly documented

Syngonium macrophyllum

One of the most widespread Syngonium, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Ecuador, mostly in wet lowland forest below about 300 m. Adults climb high and carry very large, undivided heart-shaped leaves. Grow it warm and humid with a sturdy pole.

Syngonium macrophyllum
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Wet lowland and premontane forest, with records up to about 2200 m. Adults climb high into trees. 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 0–2200 m, median about 295 m.

MexicoBelizeGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaEcuador

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.