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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Columnea fluidifolia

Columnea fluidifolia is an epiphytic gesneriad of the American tropics, published by J.L.Clark & F.Tobar in PhytoKeys (2022). A species described in 2022, known from a single Ecuadorian locality. 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 Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A very recently described Ecuadorian Columnea known from one locality in lower montane forest, presumed epiphytic.

All dated records come from about 1660 m in 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.