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Anubias barteri

A tough, slow-growing West African aroid that grips rocks and wood in shaded forest streams. It is ideal tied to hardscape in an aquarium or grown emersed in a humid paludarium, as long as the rhizome is never buried.

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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A rheophyte of shaded rainforest streams and riverbanks. Its rhizome clings to rocks, roots and wood, and it is submersed during high water.

Mostly lowland (median about 180 m), with scattered records up to 2300 m.

CameroonGabonNigeriaBiokoEquatorial GuineaCongoGuineaLiberiaIvory Coast

🔒 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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