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Philodendron atabapoense

A lowland Amazonian hemiepiphyte from the Río Negro and Orinoco basins (Venezuela and Brazil), known to collectors for its long, narrow leaves with red undersides. It needs warmth, high humidity and a pole to climb.

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

Specimen notes call it a hemiepiphyte with long internodes (10–20 cm), extrafloral nectaries and glossy leaves. It climbs trunks in lowland rainforest, including blackwater and white-sand forest.

Recorded at about 100–300 m, median about 130 m. This is a lowland plant.

VenezuelaBrazil

🔒 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.