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

Columnea scabrosa

Columnea scabrosa is Solander's name for the New Zealand gesneriad now called Rhabdothamnus solandri (taurepo), published by A. Cunningham in 1838 and treated by most checklists as a synonym. It is a small twiggy shrub of shaded banks in northern New Zealand forest, very different from the tropical Columnea. There are no usable records under this name, so the conditions below are general and low confidence.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A small shrub of damp, shaded banks and gullies in lowland and coastal forest of the northern North Island of New Zealand, as known for Rhabdothamnus solandri.

Mostly lowland to low montane; no elevations are recorded under this name.

New Zealand

🔒 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.