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

Marcgravia macroscypha

A poorly known Amazonian liana described by Gilg and Werdermann in 1925 from northern Brazil, with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF at all. Treat it as a warm, wet lowland Amazon Marcgravia: constant heat, high humidity and a damp climbing surface, with the one caveat that its region has a marked drier season from July to October.

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

Where it grows wild

Presumed lowland rainforest of the central Amazon basin; the name refers to its large cup-shaped nectaries. As in the rest of the genus, it shingles up trunks as a juvenile and produces free-hanging fertile branches in brighter light as an adult.

No elevation records; the region is lowland, below about 200 m.

Brazil North

🔒 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.