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Aphelandra attenuata

A little-documented Aphelandra (Acanthaceae) of lowland Ecuador, recorded mostly on the western Pacific slope foothills at 50–790 m with a few Amazonian records. Treat it like other lowland understory Aphelandra: warm, humid, shaded and evenly moist, with a slightly drier spell in the western dry season.

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

Wild records cluster in the humid to seasonally dry lowland and foothill forests of western Ecuador, with a few points in the Amazonian lowlands. Like most of the genus it is presumably a soft-stemmed shrub of the forest understory; no species-specific habitat notes were found.

Recorded from 50 to 790 m, median about 265 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.