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Anthurium acaule

Martinican anthurium

A short-stemmed, rosette-forming Anthurium from the Lesser Antilles, best known from Martinique, with long, narrow, unlobed leaves 40–56 cm long on very short petioles. It grows on trees and on rocks in island forest, including mesophytic forest on dry volcanic slopes, so it tolerates more drying than many rainforest anthuriums. The name has historically been misapplied to other plants, so trade material may be something else.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic or rupicolous (on rocks). Collections on Martinique come from mesophytic forest on Morne Valentin with 'dry crumbly volcanic soil on steep slopes', and from Roches Carrées near Lamentin; a Grenada record notes it as a low epiphyte around Grand Etang lake.

Recorded from near sea level to about 500 m on Martinique, with one record near 1160 m; most dated records sit around 240 m.

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🔒 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.