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Columnea scandens

Columnea scandens, described by Linnaeus in 1753, is the type species of the genus and ranges through the Greater and Lesser Antilles to Trinidad and Venezuela. Its 202 wild records are mostly from Puerto Rico, at 150-1600 m (median 750 m), in warm hill and montane forest with a drier late winter. It scrambles and climbs over trees and banks, as its name says.

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

A scrambling or climbing epiphyte of moist hill and montane forest in the Caribbean and northern Venezuela.

Recorded at 150-1600 m, median 750 m (41 records with elevation).

CubaHispaniolaPuerto RicoLesser AntillesTrinidad and TobagoVenezuela

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✓ 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.