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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium jenmanii

A bird's-nest anthurium of section Pachyneurium, from Trinidad and the Guianas to Venezuela and northern Brazil. It has a dark purple-black spathe and spadix and red berries, and it is often confused with Anthurium bonplandii subsp. guayanum in cultivation. Many French Guiana collections come from granite inselbergs and rock outcrops, as well as from fallen trunks and riverbanks, so it is a tough plant for bright light and hot days.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wikipedia describes it as an epiphytic subshrub. GBIF specimen localities in French Guiana repeatedly name granite inselbergs and savanna-rock outcrops ('roche', 'savane-roche'), and label notes mention plants on large fallen trunks, in open areas by secondary forest and on riverbanks. The bird's-nest rosette catches litter and water.

Records with an altitude run mostly from sea level to about 730 m (10th to 90th percentile), with a median of about 240 m. A few higher values come from cultivated or mislabeled records.

Trinidad and TobagoVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench GuianaBrazil: Amapá and the north

🔒 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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