Peperomia tungurahuae

An Andean Peperomia from cloud forests in Ecuador and southern Colombia, described by Sodiro in 1900 from Tungurahua. It grows as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and sometimes on the ground in wet ravines, at high elevation. It needs cool, constantly humid conditions, which suits a cool terrarium.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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

Records describe it as an epiphyte in secondary and remnant cloud forest, and as a terrestrial succulent herb in wet ravines. One Colombian record comes from high Andean forest and paramo on Sumapaz.

GBIF records span about 1,400 to 3,300 m, mostly above 2,000 m. The type was collected at about 2,600 m.

EcuadorColombia

🔒 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.