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Succulents Partly documented

Acanthocereus chiapensis

Acanthocereus chiapensis (formerly placed in Peniocereus) is a slender-stemmed cactus of the seasonally dry foothills of Chiapas and neighbouring Guatemala and Honduras, mostly at 600 to 1,200 m. Treat it as a warm-growing cactus with a tuberous root that wants a wet summer and a dry, slightly cooler winter.

Acanthocereus chiapensis
Photo: Aguilera Jony, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Seasonally dry forest and scrub on foothill slopes, where the thin stems lean on or scramble through shrubs; details for this species are thin and are inferred from the genus.

Measured records run from 615 to 1,214 m, median 820 m.

Mexico SoutheastGuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.