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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium ecuadorense

A montane Anthurium described by Engler in 1898, known almost only from the Pastaza valley around Baños and the slopes of Tungurahua volcano in central Ecuador. It grows at 1775–2600 m in cool, very wet forest, thickets and on cliffs, so it wants cool nights and constant moisture.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels record it in subandean forest, on a cliff in a thicket, and on roadsides on the mountain slopes south of Baños, which suggests a plant of rock faces and forest edges as much as the forest interior.

Recorded from about 1775 to 2600 m, median 2000 m. One label giving 200 m is almost certainly a data-entry error.

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.