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Columnea oerstediana

A Columnea described by Klotzsch ex Oersted in 1861 with an unusual split range: Costa Rica and Panama in Central America, and French Guiana and northern Brazil in the Guiana Shield. Records span 40–1900 m; its sites are warm and humid with a short drier spell.

Columnea oerstediana
Photo: M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

No habitat detail beyond collection data was reachable; like most Columnea it is presumed an epiphyte. Central American records are mostly premontane forest near 1000–1350 m; Guianan records are lowland and hill forest at 300–650 m.

144 records at 40–1900 m, median 950 m.

Costa RicaPanamaFrench GuianaBrazil

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.