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

Peperomia alatiscapa

A poorly known Andean Peperomia described by Trelease in 1936 in the Flora of Peru. The name means 'winged scape', referring to the flower stalk. There are no wild records from Peru in GBIF, and the only specimens listed are a 2004 collection from cloud forest at about 2,180 m in the Tandayapa valley of north-west Ecuador. The advice here therefore treats it as a cool, humid cloud-forest plant, and is largely inferred.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes are available for the Peruvian type. The Ecuadorian specimens come from the Bella Vista reserve in the Tandayapa valley, which is wet montane cloud forest with abundant moss and epiphytes. Peperomias there grow on mossy trunks, branches, logs and banks. Epiphytic growth is assumed but not confirmed.

No elevation is known for Peruvian material. The Ecuadorian collection is from about 2,180 m, so the plant probably grows at about 1,800–2,800 m.

Peru

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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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