Peperomia tominana

A tiny, hairy-stemmed Peperomia from the Andean foothill and montane forests of Bolivia and north-western Argentina. Its small fleshy leaves are mostly in whorls of four, and its branches are only a few centimetres long. It grows on trees or rocks across a very wide elevation range, so it is a subtropical species that needs cool nights and a drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as an epiphyte or on rocks in subtropical forest and woodland on the eastern Andean slopes. Much of this area is Tucumano-Boliviano montane forest and the drier inter-Andean valleys, with a clear dry winter.

Mid-montane. GBIF records span 850–3800 m (median 2000 m, from 265 records).

BoliviaArgentina Northwest

🔒 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.