Marcgravia nervosa

A widespread root-climbing liana of wet forest from Nicaragua through Costa Rica and Panama to the Chocó of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, named for its prominently veined leaves. Recorded from near sea level to 2,250 m with a median of 500 m, it tolerates a broader temperature band than most of the genus and takes well to a warm, humid terrarium.

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 lowland and premontane evergreen forest, often along streams and in cloud-forest edges. Juveniles shingle on trunks in the understory; adult stems hang free with larger leaves and pendent umbels of nectaries visited by bats and hummingbirds.

8–2,250 m, median 500 m; foothill and premontane forest is its centre.

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanamáColombiaEcuador

🔒 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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