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Columnea panamensis

A cloud-forest Columnea known only from the Chiriquí highlands of western Panama, collected on forested ridges around Volcán Barú and Cerro Horqueta. Little is published beyond its 1939 description, so care rests on its cool, very wet montane climate: mild days, cool nights and a short drier spell early in the year.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels describe oak–laurel cloud forest, Quercus forest with a Chusquea bamboo understory, forested ridges and forest edges at road cuts. Habit is presumed epiphytic, as in most Columnea of these forests.

GBIF records run from 1,650 to 2,134 m, median about 1,750 m (6 records).

Panama

🔒 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.