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Peperomia uaupesensis

Peperomia uaupesensis is a small epiphytic peperomia of the lowland Amazon rainforest, found from Colombia and Venezuela across Amazonian Brazil to Madre de Dios in Peru. Collectors repeatedly record it in ant gardens and describe it as shade-loving, sometimes growing on rocks in flooded forest. It suits a warm, humid terrarium with moderate light and a rich, airy, quick-draining mount.

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

Label data describe a shade-loving epiphyte on trunks and branches of terra firme and seasonally flooded forest, often in arboreal ant gardens (carton nests that ants fill with humus and seeds), occasionally on rocks, and on trees up to about 6 m above ground.

Lowland Amazonia. Colombian sources give 150 to 250 m, and specimens range from about 90 to 200 m.

Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés)Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)Brazil (Amazonas, Acre, Pará, Amapá, Rondônia, Mato Grosso)Peru (Madre de Dios)

🔒 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.