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Werauhia pectinata

A tank bromeliad of warm, humid lowland and foothill forest from southern Veracruz and Oaxaca through Chiapas to Guatemala and Honduras, mostly below 200 m. It is a warm-growing, shade-tolerant epiphyte that wants steady humidity and a short drier spell in spring.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Presumably epiphytic in humid tropical forest, as is typical of the genus, with some records reaching premontane forest. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

Recorded at 9–1600 m, median about 150 m; most records are lowland, with a smaller group around 1400–1550 m in Guatemala and Chiapas.

Mexico (Veracruz)Mexico (Oaxaca)Mexico (Chiapas)GuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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.