Marcgravia caudata

Marcgravia caudata is a root-climbing vine of wet forest from Costa Rica and Panama down the Andes to Bolivia. It is common in Costa Rica. Young plants press small overlapping leaves flat against tree trunks, which is why the genus is popular for vivarium backgrounds. It wants warm-intermediate, very humid conditions and a moist surface to climb.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphytic climber in wet lowland and montane forest. Juveniles creep flat up shaded trunks, and adults form hanging flowering branches with nectar-cup bracts that attract birds. The habit is inferred from the genus.

The recorded elevations are 75-2,800 m (median 925 m). Most are 500-1,300 m.

BoliviaColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorPanamá

🔒 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.