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

Anthurium latemarginatum

An Anthurium described from forest near Gualea, on the western slope of Pichincha volcano, Ecuador, and known almost only from old type material. The name means 'broad-margined'. Its habit is not recorded; care is inferred from the measured climate of the western Andean premontane forest.

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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The syntypes were collected 'in forest near Gualea' on the western slope of Pichincha, an area of wet premontane to lower montane forest. Habit is not recorded; the growth form is a guess.

The measured site is at about 1385 m; the labels give no elevation.

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.