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Columnea elongatifolia

An Ecuadorian Columnea named by Kvist and Skog in 1993, known from about a dozen records between 500 and 1130 m. Almost nothing is published on its ecology, so the conditions here come from the measured climate of warm, very wet foothill forest and from the genus.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Probably an epiphyte in wet foothill and premontane forest, like most Columnea. The records give no habitat detail we could read.

Records span 500-1130 m, median 600 m (11 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.