Anthurium basirotundum

A Peruvian anthurium described by Croat in 1991, known in GBIF only from plants grown at Selby and Missouri Botanical Gardens from a single collection made at Tarapoto, San Martín. Labels record it as a lithophyte. It comes from the warm, seasonally drier lowland forests of the Huallaga valley.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocks in lowland to foothill forest around Tarapoto, San Martín. The only wild origin is Plowman 5980A, labelled lithophytic.

No elevation recorded; Tarapoto lies at about 350 m.

Peru

🔒 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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