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Peperomia tenuifolia

A thin-leaved peperomia of Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia, described by C. de Candolle from Oersted's Costa Rican collections. Its membranous, many-nerved, long-stalked leaves reach about 6.5 cm, and it grows as an epiphyte or on rocks in wet forest, often along streams, from near sea level to about 1500 m. It is one of the better-collected species here, but its habitat is still described only in outline.

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

Where it grows wild

Wet and seasonally moist forest on both slopes of southern Central America, especially the Pacific side of Costa Rica (Cerros de Caraigres, Turrubares, Acosta, the Osa and Nicoya peninsulas) and central and eastern Panama. Many labels mention ravines and streams (quebradas), remnant and secondary forest. It grows on trunks and on rocks, and its thin leaves point to shaded, humid spots.

Measured records run from 5 to 1600 m, median 325 m (71 records). Costa Rican specimens cluster at 50–350 m on the coast and 1100–1500 m in the Caraigres hills.

Costa Rica: Pacific slope and central valley hills (San José, Puntarenas, Guanacaste)Costa Rica: Caribbean slope (scattered records)Panama: central and eastern provinces, Azuero PeninsulaColombia: northwest (Kew; no records in our data)

🔒 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.