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Arecaceae
Geonoma macrostachys
Geonoma macrostachys
Also known as Taenianthera macrostachys, Geonoma atrovirens, Geonoma acaulis subsp. tapajotensis, Taenianthera minor
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Palm · Tropical · Rainforest · Understorey · Humid · Rare · Amazon · Indoor Palm · Exotic · Collector
Geonoma macrostachys is a delicate understorey palm native to the Amazon basin that thrives in high humidity, warm temperatures, and bright indirect light. Keep the soil consistently moist and mist regularly or use a humidifier to replicate its tropical rainforest origins. It is a specialist plant best suited to experienced growers or heated conservatories rather than typical home conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until water drains freely, keeping soil consistently moist but never waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Sources: trefle
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