Anthurium cachabianum

An Anthurium named after the Río Cachabí in Esmeraldas, northwestern Ecuador, where the type was collected in lowland wet forest. It is known from a handful of old specimens and a Missouri Botanical Garden greenhouse plant. Its care is inferred from the Chocó lowland climate; the measured site data are unreliable (see below).

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The type came from along the Río Cachabí in the very wet Chocó lowlands of Esmeraldas. The labels give no habit or habitat details; the growth form is a guess.

The Río Cachabí area is lowland, roughly 50–200 m; no collection carries an elevation.

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.