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Terrarium Partly documented

Marcgravia crenata

A lowland Amazonian root-climber from Panama through Colombia and Peru to Bolivia and western Brazil, recorded mostly below 1000 m at the foot of the Andes. It is a hot-growing species that takes a warm terrarium and a slightly drier mid-year spell, with crenate-edged adult leaves.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Lowland and foothill rainforest, climbing trunks and rock as a flattened shingling juvenile before free adult shoots form. The Colombian catalogue records it from sea level to 1000 m across the Amazon, Pacific, Magdalena and Orinoco lowlands.

Median 357 m; most Peruvian records come from the Andean foothills between 200 and 800 m, with outliers to 2100 m.

PeruColombiaBoliviaBrazil (Acre, Amazonas)Panama

🔒 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.