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Columnea angulata

A recently described (2021) facultative epiphyte from the western Andean slopes of Ecuador, with strongly unequal leaf pairs, red-marked leaf tips and single axillary flowers whose corolla bends sharply from the calyx. It is locally abundant in mature forest and shaded regrowth at 1500–2600 m, making it a cool-intermediate understory grower.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Mature forest and the shaded understory of recently cleared forest on the western Andean slopes. It is a facultative epiphyte with sprawling dorsiventral shoots to 1.5 m, so it grows on trunks, logs and banks.

Published at 1500–2600 m; GBIF records span 1425–2050 m, median 1900 m (24 records).

Ecuador

🔒 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.