Anthurium boekei

An Anthurium from the seasonally dry southwest of Ecuador (Loja and El Oro), collected in premontane dry, semi-deciduous and seasonal evergreen forest at about 500–1600 m. Unlike most anthuriums, it lives through a long dry season each year. Almost nothing about its habit has been published, so the care targets here come from the measured climate.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Collections come from premontane dry forest (Reserva Laipuna), semi-deciduous forest on the Alamor–Puyango road, seasonal evergreen forest below Pózul, and a ravine near Sozoranga. Specimen labels do not record whether it grows on the ground, on rocks or on trees.

Recorded at 500–1600 m, median 1200 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.