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Anthurium acutibacca

An Anthurium of the Colombian Chocó, one of the wettest places on Earth, found from sea level to about 400 m. Labels describe it as an epiphytic rosette with subcoriaceous, lance-shaped leaves dotted black underneath, sometimes growing terrestrially. It needs constant warmth, water and humidity.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded as an epiphytic rosette and, less often, as a terrestrial herb about 1 m tall, in primary lowland and foothill rainforest; a few records come from mangrove-edge forest.

Recorded from sea level to about 400 m, median about 180 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.