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Marcgravia sintenisii

A Puerto Rican endemic shingle vine of the island's wet montane forests, most often seen climbing trunks in the Luquillo and Cordillera Central cloud belt. It is one of the better-collected Marcgravia species and, for a hobbyist, one of the easier ones to place: cool-tropical, very humid, shaded. Treat it like a cloud-forest shingler rather than a hot lowland one.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wet montane and cloud forest, on tree trunks and mossy rock faces in permanent shade; 141 wild records, all from Puerto Rico's mountain forests.

Recorded at 500–1300 m, median 850 m: the sierra palm and cloud-forest belt, above the hot lowlands.

Puerto Rico

🔒 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.