Marcgravia rectiflora
A climbing Marcgravia of Caribbean and Central to South American forests, best known in collections for its juvenile stage, which presses flat, overlapping leaves against bark as it climbs. Almost nothing species-specific is published on its ecology, so these conditions come from the measured climate at its wild sites and what is known for the genus.
Where it grows wild
Moist to wet forest across the Greater Antilles, with most records from Puerto Rico. Like other Marcgravia it is a root-climbing woody vine: juvenile shoots creep flat up trunks and rocks in shade, and adult shoots with pendent flower clusters grow out into brighter light.
Recorded from sea level to about 1400 m, median 515 m (69 records with elevation).
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