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Columnea tenensis

A lowland and foothill Columnea of the Ecuadorian and Colombian Amazon, named after Tena in Napo and recorded mostly around 300 m. First described in Dalbergaria, it wants warm, very humid rainforest conditions year round.

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

Records come from wet lowland and foothill rainforest east of the Andes. It is presumably an epiphyte on trunks and branches like most Columnea; the microhabitat is not documented in sources we could reach.

GBIF records span 15–1400 m with a median of 300 m (72 records with elevation).

ColombiaEcuador

🔒 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.