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Anthurium alcatrazense

An Anthurium from southeastern Brazil, apparently endemic to the Alcatrazes islands off the São Paulo coast. There is almost no published detail on its habitat beyond its original description, and GBIF has a single record near sea level. Grow it as a warm-temperate coastal Atlantic forest plant with a mild, drier winter.

Anthurium alcatrazense
Photo: Marcus A. Nadruz Coelho, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Habitat is undocumented in the sources reached. The single record is near sea level on a small, rocky, oceanic island, where exposed rock and low coastal forest dominate. The growth form is inferred from that setting, not confirmed.

One record at about 6 m; the elevation range is unknown.

Brazil 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.