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Arachnothryx peruviana

Arachnothryx peruviana is a shrub in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) found only in Loreto, northeastern Peru. It is a tropical forest species and rarely grown outside its native range, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, humus-heavy, well-draining potting mix or forest-floor-style soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Peru (Loreto)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Arachnothryx peruviana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Loreto Department of northeastern Peru.

Other Arachnothryx plants

Arachnothryx calycosa · Arachnothryx chimboracensis · Arachnothryx fosbergii · Panama Rose · Arachnothryx · Renistipula galeottii · Renistipula

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arachnothryx peruviana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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