Anthurium occidentale

An obscure Anthurium described by Sodiro in 1907 and known from only two records in the Cordillera de Angamarca near Pangoa, on the western Andean slope in Cotopaxi. The IUCN places it in moist montane forest. Grow it as an intermediate, humid montane aroid; almost nothing about its habit is published.

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

Known only from the Cordillera de Angamarca near Pangoa; the IUCN lists moist montane forest. Its growth form is not recorded in the sources reached; epiphytic is assumed as the commonest habit for montane Anthurium.

No label elevation; the measured site sits at about 1460 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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