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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium pinkleyi

A terrestrial anthurium known only from the lowland rainforest of Napo and Orellana in north-eastern Ecuador. Its leaves are deeply three-lobed, up to about 37 x 44 cm, and silvery-pale beneath when dry. Treat it as a warm, humid, shaded forest-floor plant.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on the ground in tropical moist and wet forest of the Ecuadorian Amazon lowlands. The microhabitat is not described beyond that, so shade levels are inferred from its forest-floor habit.

GBIF records span 230–900 m, median 240 m, so this is a lowland Amazonian plant.

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.