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Streptocarpus ibityensis

A small Malagasy Streptocarpus from the high quartzite country of central Madagascar around Mount Ibity, recorded at 1,540-2,200 m. Treat it as a cool-growing rock-crevice gesneriad: bright but sheltered light, cool nights, a wet warm summer and a cooler, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The epithet and the records point to the Ibity massif and nearby highlands south of Antsirabe, where Malagasy Streptocarpus grow in shaded crevices and on mossy rock ledges among montane grassland and scrub. Details for this species are thin; the habitat is inferred from the records and the genus.

Recorded at 1,540-2,209 m, median 1,700 m.

Madagascar (central highlands)

🔒 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.