Marcgravia gentlei

A Belize endemic described by Lundell in 1941 from collections by Percy Gentle, known from a handful of records at about 400 m in the Maya Mountains of Stann Creek District. It is a root-climbing Marcgravia of humid broadleaf foothill forest, and the shingling juvenile stage is what suits a warm terrarium. Very little is published beyond the original description, so the conditions below are built from the climate record and the genus.

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

Wet broadleaf foothill forest of the Maya Mountains, climbing shaded tree trunks as a flat-leaved juvenile and producing hanging fertile shoots higher up. The records cluster near the Cockscomb Basin at around 400 m.

All four georeferenced records are at 400 m; the species may range lower and higher in the Maya Mountains.

BelizeStann Creek District

🔒 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.