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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium carlablackiae

Described in 2020 from a plant collected by Carla Black near Puerto Obaldía on Panama's Caribbean coast by the Colombian border, also found near Acandí in Chocó. It grows in warm, very wet lowland forest at 300–400 m.

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

Wild collections come from forest just east of Puerto Obaldía (Guna Yala) at 300 m and near Acandí (Chocó) at 400 m; other records are cultivated plants at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The habit is not stated on the labels we saw.

Recorded 300–400 m.

ColombiaPanamá

🔒 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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