Columnea verecunda
Columnea verecunda is a Costa Rican gesneriad described by C.V. Morton in 1938, recorded widely from about 350 to 2600 m with most records around 1100 m on the northern and Pacific-facing slopes. Little is published beyond the description, so its care is built from the measured climate and the habits of montane epiphytic Columnea: bright shade, steady warmth, cool nights and constantly moist air.
Where it grows wild
Like most Columnea it is presumed to grow as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in premontane and lower montane wet forest; species-specific habitat notes were not found.
Recorded 350-2600 m, median 1100 m (117 records); the main measured site is 1100 m in the Tilaran-San Carlos area.
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