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Stromanthe ramosissima is a rare, little-studied species of prayer-plant family (Marantaceae) native to montane forests of Ecuador, and it is only occasionally grown outside its range. Keep it in warm, humid, bright indirect light, as it would be in its native cloud-forest understory.
Stromanthe ramosissima is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
In Ecuador, Stromanthe ramosissima is used to make fans for winnowing.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stromanthe ramosissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
