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Cissus alata

A tendril-climbing vine of the grape family from Mexico to Bolivia, the plant better known in cultivation as Cissus rhombifolia or Venezuelan treebine. It scrambles over forest edges and secondary growth in warm, humid lowlands, and does best with bright filtered light, steady warmth and even moisture.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Forest margins, thickets, riverbanks and secondary forest in lowland and lower montane moist to seasonally dry forest, climbing into shrubs and trees.

Most records are from 0 to about 1,000 m (median 288 m); higher values in the data are likely cultivated or wrongly recorded.

MexicoCentral AmericaColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaTrinidad-TobagoEcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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.