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Philodendron acuminatissimum

A climbing Philodendron described by Engler in 1899, found from southern Colombia through Ecuador to Bolivia. It is recorded in primary forest from Amazon foothills to the western Andean cloud-forest edge (65–1750 m). Grow it warm-intermediate and humid on a pole.

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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Specimens come from primary forest on Cerro Samana (Los Ríos), the Mashpi and Maquipucuna reserves in Pichincha, and Amazonian Putumayo. Presumably a hemiepiphytic climber like most of the genus.

Recorded at 65–1750 m, median 570 m.

BoliviaColombiaEcuador

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