Columnea matudae

A Mexican Columnea, first described by Wiehler and moved to Columnea by Kvist and Skog in 1993, named for the Chiapas botanist Eizi Matuda. Most records come from cloud forest at about 2000 m in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, with cool nights and a distinct winter dry season.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat detail is published beyond collection data; like most Columnea it is presumed an epiphyte. The main site is montane cloud forest in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, with a few records from Oaxaca and Guerrero.

18 records at 150–2300 m, median 2000 m.

Mexico

🔒 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.