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

Columnea tuerckheimii

A Columnea of Guatemala and Chiapas described by Sprague in 1912 and named after the collector von Türckheim, who worked mainly in the Alta Verapaz highlands. Only one wild record exists in GBIF, at a hot lowland site, so these targets lean toward intermediate humid-forest conditions.

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 habitat notes were reachable. It is presumably an epiphyte of humid forest like most Columnea; Türckheim collected mostly in the montane forests of Alta Verapaz, but the single GBIF record is from lowland Chiapas.

No elevation data; the one measured site is at about 340 m.

Mexico (Chiapas)Guatemala

🔒 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.