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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium bantanum

A high-elevation Colombian Anthurium known from the road between El Limón and Río Piedras, east of Medellín in Antioquia, at 2600 m. Its habit is not recorded in anything we could reach.

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

Where it grows wild

All records come from a single roadside site in the montane forest zone east of Medellín. No habit notes; the growth form is assumed from the genus.

Recorded at 2600 m.

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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