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

Anthurium dolichophyllum

An obscure long-leaved Anthurium (the name means 'long leaf') from the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, recorded from 300 to 2350 m. Sodiro's labels say only forest, tropical to subandean. Grow it warm-intermediate and humid.

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

Old labels read 'silvis tropicis et subtropicis' and 'silvis subandinis' along the Río Pilatón; Wikipedia gives moist lowland forest. Habit is unrecorded; epiphytic is assumed from the genus.

Recorded 300–2350 m, median 800 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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