Syngonium yurimaguense

A western Amazonian Syngonium described by Engler in 1905 and named after Yurimaguas in Peru. It is widespread in lowland rainforest from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil, mostly below 500 m. Like other Syngonium it creeps as a juvenile and climbs trees as an adult: grow it warm, humid and with something to climb.

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

Lowland Amazonian rainforest. Syngonium are hemiepiphytic vines that root in the forest floor and climb trunks, changing leaf shape as they climb.

213 records span 0–1,200 m, median 250 m.

BoliviaBrazil NorthColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

🔒 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.