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Aroids Partly documented

Anthurium tonianum

An Ecuadorian endemic described by Sodiro in 1905 from the forests of Volcán Tungurahua, with a specimen labelled Baños at 1800 m. It is a plant of wet montane forest in the Pastaza gap, one of the wettest parts of the eastern Andes.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Montane forest on the slopes of Volcán Tungurahua above Baños, on the eastern Andes. Growth form is not recorded; an epiphytic habit is assumed.

A specimen from Baños is labelled 1800 m; the georeferenced climate point was placed at about 2980 m, probably too high.

Ecuador

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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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.