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Anthurium macrolonchium

A poorly known Anthurium endemic to Ecuador and rated Data Deficient. Its only located wild records come from near-sea-level forest in Esmeraldas province. Its habit is not documented in the sources we could reach, so these conditions are drawn from that locality and the genus.

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 period

Where it grows wild

Listed as a plant of moist lowland and montane forest. The recorded site is in wet lowland forest in northwestern Ecuador. Whether it grows on the ground or on trees is not recorded.

The one georeferenced site is at about 12 m in Esmeraldas; general sources also mention montane forest, so the full range is unknown.

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.