Peperomia macbrideana

A rarely collected Peruvian Peperomia described by Trelease in 1936 from a single gathering near Huacachi in Huánuco at about 1950 m. It is a fairly robust ascending epiphyte with rounded, palmately five-nerved leaves that carry rusty hairs underneath. Treat it as a cool-to-intermediate montane epiphyte: shade, humid air, cool nights and an airy mix.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The type was collected as an epiphyte in humid montane forest near Huacachi. No further habitat notes survive on the one known specimen, so the details below are inferred from the elevation and the genus.

Known only from about 1950 m, in montane forest on the Andean slopes of Huánuco.

Peru (Huánuco)

🔒 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.