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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium lucidum

An Atlantic Forest Anthurium from Rio de Janeiro state, with a thick, ascending stem, glossy oblong leaves and a reddish spathe. Records are mostly around 550 m. The climate has warm, wet summers and a cooler, much drier winter.

Anthurium lucidum
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro. Kunth's description gives a thick, assurgent stem but no habitat; whether it grows on the ground, on rock or on trees was not found.

Records at 175–659 m, median 566 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.