Marcgravia panamensis

Marcgravia panamensis is a Panamanian endemic described by Dressler in 1996, with 32 wild records from 32 to 950 m, most around 350 m in the wet forests of the Caribbean slope and central cordillera. It is a warm, very humid lowland climber with almost no night drop and a short drier spell from January to March.

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

A root-climbing hemiepiphyte of wet lowland and premontane rainforest, shingling up shaded trunks and later hanging its flowering branches in the mid-canopy.

Recorded from 32 to 950 m, median 350 m, across 30 records; lowland to premontane.

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🔒 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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