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Aroids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Anthurium boosianum

An Anthurium from the very wet Chocó forests of northwestern Ecuador, including Mashpi, the Lita–San Lorenzo road and El Chical, at about 200–1500 m. Little has been published about it. Treat it as a warm, humid premontane rainforest plant.

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

Wet premontane and foothill forest on the Pacific slope of the Andes in Pichincha, Carchi and Esmeraldas. The labels we could reach do not say how it grows.

Recorded at 216–1482 m, median 1000 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.