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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium magnifolium

A large-leaved epiphytic Anthurium of the wet foothill forests of north-western Ecuador, well collected at the Reserva Endesa and Mashpi and on Cerro Pata de Pájaro near Pedernales at 525–950 m. Labels describe epiphytes around 3 m up, occasionally on road banks. Grow it warm, humid and with room for big leaves.

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 periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte at about 3 m in wet foothill and fog forest (Reserva Endesa, Mashpi, Cerro Pata de Pájaro); one record is terrestrial on a road bank. Stems short and thick with flattened petioles.

Recorded 525–950 m, median 700 m.

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.