Marcgravia Sp melon about 5cm

MARCGRAVIA SP MELON
Marcgravia is a genus of vines belonging to the Marcgraviacea family. It comprises 102 described species and of these, only 62 accepted.

They are lianas. It has disticthus leaves, markedly dimorphic, those of the sterile and climbing stems orbicular to suborbicular, very reduced and applied to the substrate, those of the fertile and patent stems much larger, 2 or more times as long as wide. umbelate or short racemose inflorescences; flowers 4-merous; petals fully fused, drooping as a unit at anthesis; stamens 10 to numerous; fertile subapical flowers without nectaries, central (apical) flowers very reduced and generally sterile, with well-developed nectaries.

taxonymy:
Family: Marcgraviacea

Genre: Marcgravia.

Species: Melon

origin:
This impressive climbing plant is one of the beautiful marcgravias in the market and its origin is in the low forests of Peru and Ecuador.

PARAMETERS:
This plant will need a humidity of 60 l 80%, a stronger lighting in red (4200k led. We recommend skylight tiny RH for its red CRI that helps promote chlorophyll B.

It is an epiphyte so it is not too demanding of nutrients.

Its photo period must be at least 6 hours of light and a maximum of 10 hours.