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Marcgravia crassiflora

Marcgravia crassiflora is a climbing vine (liana) from the Marcgraviaceae family, endemic to Ecuador's Andean cloud forests. It needs humid, shaded conditions and warm, wet tropical climates to thrive.

Family
Marcgraviaceae (Marcgravi family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never waterlogged; mist or water more often in dry air.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich forest-type mix, slightly acidic.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Marcgravia crassiflora is a species of flowering plant in the Marcgraviaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Where it grows

The plant's natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane areas of the Andes local ranges.

Other Marcgravia plants

Marcgravia evenia · Marcgravia grandifolia · Marcgravia polyadenia · Marcgravia umbellata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Marcgravia crassiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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