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Marcgravia sprucei

A lowland Amazon and Orinoco basin shingle vine collected along the Rio Negro and upper Orinoco in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia and Peru, always below about 220 m. It is a hot, permanently wet rainforest plant and one of the easier Marcgravia types to keep in a warm closed terrarium.

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 periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland terra firme and blackwater-margin rainforest, climbing trunks in deep shade; 41 wild records, most from Amazonas state in Venezuela and northern Brazil.

Recorded 80–220 m, median 130 m: strictly a lowland plant.

VenezuelaBrazilColombiaPeru

🔒 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.