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

Columnea speciosa

Columnea speciosa is not a separately recognised species: GBIF treats Presl's 1845 name as a synonym of Columnea scandens, and a Wendland name of the same spelling has no usable records. Plants sold under this name should be grown as Columnea scandens, a scrambling epiphyte of Caribbean and northern South American humid forest. Everything below is a genus-level estimate.

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 records exist under this name. As Columnea scandens it is an epiphyte or scrambler on mossy trunks in humid lowland to montane forest.

Unknown for this name; Columnea scandens is generally reported from lowland to mid-elevation forest.

Lesser Antilles

🔒 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.