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Anthurium furcatum

A lowland to premontane Anthurium endemic to western Ecuador, where collectors describe it as a common epiphyte in moss-covered fog forest on ridges and in wet tropical forest on steep slopes, sometimes growing terrestrially. It wants warm, humid, shaded conditions with no cold season.

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

Epiphytic, sometimes terrestrial, in wet tropical and premontane wet forest, including moss-and-epiphyte-enshrouded fog forest on steep ridges around Centinela and Patricia Pilar; also recorded on river banks at forest edges.

Recorded at 200–1480 m, median 540 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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