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Anthurium affine

A tough bird's-nest Anthurium of northeastern Brazil, very widely collected (over 800 wild records). It grows on the ground and on rock in shaded Atlantic forest, on limestone outcrops, in campo rupestre and in caatinga, with leathery, wavy-edged leaves. It takes brighter light, lower humidity and a real dry season better than most anthuriums.

Anthurium affine
Photo: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial or on rock, with a short stem and a rosette of leathery, discolorous leaves with strongly wavy margins. Labels record shaded Atlantic forest, karst limestone outcrops with seasonal forest, rocky campo rupestre and caatinga.

From sea level to about 1470 m, median about 475 m.

Brazil NortheastBrazil Southeast

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.