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Aroids Partly documented

Philodendron attenuatum

A philodendron described by Croat in 2013 from the eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador and northern Peru. Records run from 500 to 2040 m, mostly around 900–1300 m in Zamora-Chinchipe, Morona-Santiago and Amazonas, where days are warm, nights mild and rain falls all year. Treat it as a warm-intermediate rainforest aroid with bright shade and steady moisture.

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

Premontane wet forest on the Amazonian slope of the Andes. Its growth habit is not described in sources we could reach; like most of the genus it is probably a hemiepiphytic climber.

Recorded at 500–2040 m, median 945 m.

EcuadorPeru

🔒 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.