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Stenostephanus asplundii

Stenostephanus asplundii is a little-known Acanthaceae species endemic to Ecuador, found in moist montane forests. Little cultivation information exists, so care advice is general and based on related tropical understory acanthads.

Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
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
Humus-rich, well-draining potting mix.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

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Stenostephanus asplundii is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Stenostephanus plants

Stenostephanus laxus · Stenostephanus lugonis · Stenostephanus luteynii · Stenostephanus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenostephanus asplundii 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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