Columnea atahualpae

Columnea atahualpae is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by J.F.Smith & L.E.Skog in Novon (1993). A lower-montane Ecuadorian species described in 1993 and known from few collections. Little has been written about it in cultivation, so the targets here come from the measured wild climate and what is typical of Columnea.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An Ecuadorian Columnea of lower montane forest, presumed epiphytic like most of the genus. Species-level habitat notes were not reachable; conditions below are built from the measured sites.

Recorded from 942 to 1900 m, median about 1300 m: lower montane forest.

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.