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Philodendron bahiense

A Philodendron described by Engler in 1899 from Bahia, Brazil, with its type collected near Ilhéus on the humid Atlantic Forest coast. Almost nothing is published about it beyond the old description and a few herbarium sheets, so treat these conditions as a best guess for a lowland Atlantic Forest philodendron.

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

The type locality near Ilhéus lies in lowland Atlantic rainforest (the cacao-growing region). Its habit is not recorded in the available data; many Bahian Philodendron are hemiepiphytic climbers, which is assumed here.

No elevations recorded; the Ilhéus type locality is near sea level.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 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.