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Peperomia marivelesana

A small, fleshy, creeping epiphytic peperomia from the Philippines with hairy stems and three-veined elliptic leaves about 2–3 cm long. It was described from Mount Mariveles in Bataan and is also known from Mount Makiling, both in lowland to lower-montane rainforest. Grow it warm and humid, trailing over moss, like other small creeping peperomias.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

A creeping epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in moist broadleaf forest on the volcanic mountains of Luzon. Specimen labels record the upper Lamao River on Mount Mariveles, suggesting humid ravine forest.

The type was collected at about 610 m, and one Mariveles specimen at 914 m. A Mindanao specimen (Mount Kitanglad) is at 1800 m. Our measured wild records carry no elevation.

Philippines: Luzon, Bataan (Mount Mariveles)Philippines: Luzon, Laguna (Mount Makiling)Philippines: other scattered Luzon and Mindanao collections

🔒 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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