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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium aurantiifructum

A Panamanian Anthurium named for its orange fruits, known from two collections in wet premontane forest near the Continental Divide: Cerro Gaitál above El Valle de Antón and the Fortuna Dam area in Chiriquí. Both sites are at about 950–1000 m. Its habit is not recorded in anything we could reach.

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

Collected on a forested ridge leading to the summit of Cerro Gaitál and along the Oleoducto road near the Continental Divide at Fortuna, both cloud-affected premontane rain forest. The growth form is assumed from the genus.

The measured sites are at about 950–1000 m.

Panamá

🔒 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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