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

Anthurium maculosum

A Near Threatened Anthurium endemic to the western Andean slopes of Ecuador, recorded from 400 to 2000 m. Its growth habit is not described in the sources we could reach, so conditions are drawn from 32 wild records and from Anthurium of premontane wet forest. Grow it as an intermediate, humid-forest Anthurium with a night drop.

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 period

Where it grows wild

Listed as a plant of moist lowland and montane forest. The records fall in premontane to lower montane wet forest on the Pacific slope. Whether it grows on the ground or on trees is not recorded in the sources we could reach.

Recorded at 400–2000 m, with a median of 950 m (26 records).

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.