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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium atropurpureum

A widespread Amazonian Anthurium, recorded from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela, mostly in the lowlands (median 200 m). Many Colombian records come from gallery and riparian forest in the Orinoquía, including wooded pastures and secondary growth, so it tolerates some disturbance.

Anthurium atropurpureum
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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Colombian observations list gallery and riparian forest, tall secondary vegetation and wooded pastures. Growth form is not stated in these records; epiphytic is assumed from the genus.

Recorded at 0–3000 m, median 200 m (512 records); the high values are probably errors.

PeruEcuadorColombiaBrazilBoliviaVenezuela

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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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.