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Aroids Partly documented

Syngonium salvadorense

A Syngonium of the Pacific slope from southern Mexico to Costa Rica, common in El Salvador and Chiapas. Its range has a hard dry season from December to April, so it is tougher and more seasonal than the Caribbean-slope species. Local names on labels include guara and pico de chucho.

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
Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphytic climber in seasonally dry to moist forest on the Pacific slope; specimen labels give local names but no habitat detail.

Recorded from 20 to 1944 m, median 600 m.

Costa RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexico SoutheastMexico Southwest

🔒 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.