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

Deamia chontalensis

A pendent or sprawling, ribbed climbing cactus of pine-oak forest in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico, and in Guatemala. It roots along its stems over rocks and trees, and has fragrant white night flowers. Little is recorded about it, so grow it like other forest-dwelling hylocereoid cacti: bright filtered light, an airy mix, summer water and a drier winter.

Deamia chontalensis
Photo: P Gonzalez Zamora, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows over rocks and probably tree bases in pine and oak forest, rooting along the underside of its stems. Its microhabitat is poorly documented.

No record carries an elevation; the two climate sites lie at about 1,200 to 1,350 m.

Mexico SouthwestMexico SoutheastGuatemala

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.