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

Columnea xiphoidea

Columnea xiphoidea is a little-known Peruvian gesneriad described by J.F. Smith and Skog in 1993. It is known from central Peru at mid-elevations on the eastern Andean slope, and almost nothing about its ecology is published, so these conditions rest on the single measured site and on montane Columnea in general.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Probably epiphytic in humid montane forest on the eastern Andes, as are most Columnea of this region; not documented.

Recorded from 500 to 2300 m, median about 1780 m: a premontane to lower-montane plant.

Peru

🔒 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.