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Acanthocereus cuixmalensis

Acanthocereus cuixmalensis (formerly Peniocereus cuixmalensis) is a slender cactus of the coastal tropical dry forest around Chamela and Cuixmala in Jalisco. It is a hot lowland plant: warm nights all year, a near-rainless winter and spring, and a short wet summer.

Acanthocereus cuixmalensis
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Tropical deciduous forest near the Pacific coast, with thin stems growing up through shrubs and small trees; habitat details beyond the measured records are inferred from related species.

Records lie from 14 to 351 m, median 49 m.

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.