Marcgravia oligandra

Marcgravia oligandra is a Greater Antillean climber of Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, described by Grisebach from Wright's Cuban collections in 1866. The records span lowland and hill forest, so it is a warm grower with a mildly drier, cooler winter from December to April.

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

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

A root-climbing hemiepiphyte of moist and wet forest in the Caribbean islands, shingling up trunks and limestone in shade.

Few records carry an elevation; the climate sites range from near sea level to about 1100 m in the Hispaniolan mountains, so the species is probably found in both lowland and montane forest.

CubaDominican RepublicHaiti

🔒 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.