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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium alcogolloi

A Colombian Anthurium named for the botanist Álvaro Cogollo. It is known from two collections beside forest streams: Quebrada San Mateo in Las Orquídeas National Park in Antioquia (about 1,000 m), and Quebrada La Mercedes near Florencia in Caldas. Grow it warm-intermediate, shaded and very humid.

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

Where it grows wild

Wet premontane forest along ravines and streams (quebradas) on the Magdalena and Atrato slopes of the Andes. Growth form is not stated on the labels.

About 1,000 m in Antioquia. The Caldas site is around 1,500 m by its coordinates.

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.