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Rhipsalis pentaptera

A five-angled, branching Rhipsalis from the coastal Atlantic Forest around Rio de Janeiro, recorded close to sea level. It is a forest epiphyte, not a desert cactus: give it warmth, bright filtered light, humid air and an open mix that is watered often but never stays soggy.

Rhipsalis pentaptera
Photo: The original uploader was Sadambio at Hungarian Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Wild records cluster in the forested hills of Rio de Janeiro city; like most Rhipsalis it hangs from tree branches and mossy rocks in humid lowland Atlantic Forest.

Recorded at 26 to 31 m; the Tijuca hills nearby rise to several hundred metres, so it may grow higher.

Brazil (Southeast: Rio de Janeiro)

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.