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Aphelandra acrensis

A little-documented Aphelandra shrub of the lowland Amazon in Acre (Brazil) and neighbouring eastern Peru. Treat it as a warm, humid forest-understory shrub that sees a short, noticeably drier spell from June to September.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded from lowland rainforest around 200–350 m in western Amazonia; like most Aphelandra it is presumably an understory shrub of moist forest. Habitat details for this species are not published in sources we could reach.

Most records sit at about 200–350 m; one Peruvian record is mapped near 2,100 m and is probably a coordinate or identification error.

Brazil NorthPeru

🔒 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.