Columnea consanguinea
A Central and north-western South American gesneriad whose leaves carry translucent red blotches on the underside. Lit from behind, they glow like stained glass and guide hummingbirds to its small pale yellow flowers. It grows as an epiphyte or on the ground in wet mid-elevation forest in shaded, humid conditions. It wants steady warmth with mild nights, moist air and an airy, evenly moist mix.
Where it grows wild
A shrubby herb with stems 1–1.2 m long. It grows as an epiphyte on trunks or on the forest floor in wet tropical rainforest. The red leaf markings are seen by pollinating hummingbirds when sunlight filters through the leaves, so it lives in the shaded forest interior and along edges with breaks of light.
Published range 300–1900 m. GBIF records span 0–2725 m with a median of 1000 m (457 records). The extremes are probably georeferencing errors or related species.
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