Anthurium plantagineum

A poorly known Anthurium endemic to Ecuador, described by Sodiro from the wet western lowlands and named for its plantain-like leaves. It is known from only a few old herbarium sheets, one from Esmeraldas, and is rated Data Deficient. Treat it as a warm, humid lowland rainforest aroid and grow it in shade with high humidity.

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 period

Where it grows wild

The IUCN classes its habitat as subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Beyond that the old specimens give no notes on whether it grows on the ground or on trees. The Esmeraldas record puts it in the very wet Chocó forests of northwestern Ecuador.

No elevation is recorded; the lowland forest classification and Esmeraldas locality suggest below roughly 800 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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