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Aphelandra claussenii

A southeastern Brazilian Aphelandra known from only a few records in Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and southern Bahia. Its climate has a clear dry winter, so give it warm, wet summers and a drier, cooler rest from June to September.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Atlantic Forest and its inland, more seasonal margins, from near the coast to about 1200 m. It is presumably a forest understory or edge shrub, as is typical for the genus; species-specific notes were not found.

56–1193 m; the few elevation samples cluster around 1000–1100 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.