Marcgravia tobagensis

A shingle vine of Tobago's Main Ridge rainforest and Trinidad's Northern Range, also recorded on the adjacent Paria coast of Venezuela. It is a warm lowland-to-lower-montane rainforest plant that lives with a distinct Jan–May drier season, so it is more forgiving of a brief humidity dip than the Amazonian species.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Seasonal lowland and lower montane rainforest, climbing trunks in shade; 20 wild records, most from Trinidad and Tobago, few with elevation.

No elevation on the records; the forested hills of Tobago and Trinidad's Northern Range rise to about 600–900 m.

Trinidad and TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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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