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Aroids Partly documented

Philodendron clarkei

A Philodendron of western Ecuador, well collected (261 records) from the Pacific lowlands up to about 2000 m, mostly around 400 m. Its sites are warm with a wet season from December to May and a drier, cloudy season from July to September. Grow it as a warm, humid climbing Philodendron.

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

Records spread across the wet and humid forests of Esmeraldas, Pichincha and adjacent provinces, and south to El Oro. No detailed habitat account reached us; we assume a hemiepiphytic climber.

Recorded at 59–2000 m, median 425 m (227 records).

Ecuador

🔒 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.