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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium tenaense

An Ecuadorian endemic described by Croat in 1991 and named after Tena in Napo province. It is known from very wet lowland Amazonian forest at Jatun Sacha (400 m) and from remnant trees in pasture near the Tena–Puyo road (600 m).

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

Very wet tropical forest ('bosque muy húmedo tropical') of the upper Amazon basin at the foot of the Andes. A record from remnant trees in pasture suggests it grows on trees and tolerates some disturbance and extra light.

Recorded at 400–600 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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