Peperomia tequendamana

Peperomia tequendamana is a compact, hairy, branching Peperomia from the high Andes, first collected at the Tequendama Falls near Bogotá. Herbarium records put it at 2,400–3,950 m in high Andean forest and páramo scrub, so it needs cool, humid, bright conditions. It will not cope with a warm tropical terrarium.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

High Andean cloud forest, forest edges and páramo scrub. It grows as a hemiepiphytic subshrub on mossy trunks, banks and the ground. Collectors' labels include 'bosque alto andino', 'bosque paramero' and 'páramo muy húmedo'.

GBIF specimens with altitudes range from 2,400 to 3,950 m, with a median near 3,200 m. That is well above most cultivated peperomias.

ColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPanamaCosta Rica

🔒 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.