Species library β€Ί Philodendron β€Ί Philodendron acreanum
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Philodendron acreanum

A climbing philodendron described by Krause in 1913, named after Acre in Brazil and widespread in the western Amazon from Ecuador to Bolivia. It grows in hot lowland and foothill forest, mostly around 200–850 m, with a marked dry season from May to September.

Philodendron acreanum
Photo: Museu Paraense EmΓ­lio Goeldi (MPEG), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphytic climber of lowland and foothill Amazonian forest in the western Amazon basin and along the base of the Andes. It climbs tree trunks toward brighter light.

Recorded at 104–1800 m, median about 380 m.

BoliviaBrazil NorthEcuadorPeru

πŸ”’ Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

βœ“ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
βœ“ Humidity band, and how to hold it
βœ“ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
βœ“ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
βœ“ Substrate and airflow
βœ“ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.