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Philodendron arbelaezii

A slender, appressed-climbing Philodendron endemic to the Sierra de Chiribiquete in the Colombian Amazon. It is known only from the Río Mesay at 180 m. It has widely spaced subelliptic leaves about 23 cm long, and suits a hot, constantly humid terrarium with a plank to climb.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It grows as a hemiepiphyte, climbing flat against trunks in tropical moist forest along the Río Mesay in the Chiribiquete range.

Known only from about 180 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.