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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium barreranum

A Colombian Chocó aroid described by Croat and Bay in 2006, collected in the Bajo Calima region near Buenaventura and near Tumaco in Nariño. It grows in primary lowland rain forest at about 20–150 m, one of the wettest places on Earth, and needs hot, very humid, shaded conditions year round.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Primary lowland pluvial forest of the Pacific coast (Bajo Calima, Valle del Cauca; Tumaco–Junín road, Nariño). The growth form is not recorded in the collections seen; an epiphytic habit is assumed.

Recorded at 23–150 m, median 50 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.