Anthurium regale
A large terrestrial velvet anthurium from the Huallaga valley in San Martín and Huánuco, Peru, where it grows on well-drained, often steep slopes above streams in shaded premontane forest. It is known as touchy in cultivation: it needs constant moisture without soggy roots, high humidity and a cooler night than its warm valley setting suggests.
Where it grows wild
Terrestrial on forest floors in premontane rainforest, usually on steep, well-drained slopes and banks, often above streams and rivers, and sometimes on alluvium or roadside banks, but not at the water's edge or in mucky soil.
Measured wild records span 289–970 m with a median of about 610 m, matching literature reports of roughly 300–1000 m. The claim of sea level to 243 m seen online is not supported by the records.
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