Peperomia chalhuapuquiana

A little-known Peruvian Peperomia described by Trelease in 1936 and known only from a handful of old herbarium specimens. The few labels that give detail place it at about 1100–1300 m on the humid eastern Andean slopes, one of them in rock crevices at a waterfall. Treat it as a warm-to-intermediate, shade-loving lithophyte that wants constantly humid air and a fast-draining mix.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The only habitat note on the specimens is 'crevices in rock' beside a waterfall at Hacienda San Carlos in Huánuco. That suggests a shaded, spray-moistened rock face in lower montane forest, but nothing more is recorded about its habitat.

Specimens with an elevation come from 1120 m (Huánuco) and 1300 m (Cusco), which is lower montane forest on the eastern Andean slope.

Peru (Huánuco, Junín, Cusco)

🔒 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.