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Marcgravia zonopunctata

Marcgravia zonopunctata was described by Stefan Dressler in 2000 from Amazonian material and is listed from northern Brazil and Colombia, but GBIF holds no georeferenced wild records. Treat it as a hot, humid lowland Amazon shingle plant; the climate below is a regional proxy, not a measurement at real sites.

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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Presumed hemiepiphytic climber of lowland Amazonian rain forest, shingling on trunks in shade, as for its relatives in the region.

No recorded elevations; the listed regions are lowland, mostly below 300 m.

Brazil NorthColombia

🔒 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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