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Columnea maculata

Columnea maculata is an epiphytic gesneriad of wet premontane forest in Costa Rica and western Panama. Little has been published on it beyond its description and herbarium records, so this profile is built mainly from the measured climate at its collection sites and from how related epiphytic Columnea grow.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from wet premontane forest, largely on the Caribbean-influenced slopes of the Talamanca range and central Panama. Like most Columnea it grows as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid forest; the specific microhabitat is not documented in sources we could reach.

Recorded at 65–1690 m, median 800 m.

Costa RicaPanama

🔒 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.