Anthurium tenuifolium

A small, thin-leaved Anthurium with narrow lanceolate blades 24-50 cm long on slender petioles, growing terrestrially or as a low epiphyte in wet premontane and lower montane forest of northwest Ecuador and southwest Colombia. It is assessed as Endangered and is rarely collected. Treat it as a warm-to-intermediate understory plant that wants constant moisture and 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 periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Published descriptions call it terrestrial or epiphytic in premontane wet, lower montane moist and lower montane wet forest. The thin (tenuous) leaf texture points to a shaded, humid forest-floor or low-trunk position.

Literature gives 250-2,400 m, mostly above 1,000 m; wild records span 250-2,450 m with a median of 1,150 m.

EcuadorColombia

🔒 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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