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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Aphelandra aucayacuensis

A Peruvian Aphelandra known from two collections in the Huallaga and Pachitea lowlands at the foot of the Andes. Grow it as a warm, shaded lowland rainforest shrub; the measured hot, dry figures probably overstate how harsh its forest-floor home is.

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

Collected in lowland to foothill Amazonian forest of central Peru (the name refers to Aucayacu on the Huallaga); presumably an understory shrub, as usual in the genus.

Records lack elevations; climate sites were placed at about 325 and 650 m.

Peru

🔒 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.