Anthurium sulcatum

A little-known epiphytic Anthurium endemic to Ecuador, collected once by Sodiro in 1882 in tropical forest near Santo Domingo de los Colorados. It grows on tall tree trunks and has short climbing stems and narrow, leathery, dark green oblong-lanceolate leaves 25–35 cm long. Grow it as a warm, humid lowland epiphyte on a mount or in a very airy mix.

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

The original label says 'in tropical forests on tall tree trunks' near Santo Domingo de los Colorados, on the western foothills of the Andes. The IUCN lists subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Much of that forest has since been cleared.

No elevation is recorded; Santo Domingo lies at roughly 500–650 m, so the plant probably grew in wet foothill forest at about that height.

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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