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Philodendron oxapapense

A little-known Croat Philodendron, correctly spelled oxapampense, recorded in the montane cloud forests of Pasco and Ucayali in central Peru, around the town of Oxapampa. The few herbarium records are from about 1,575 to 1,900 m, so it needs cooler, wetter conditions than lowland Philodendron.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Herbarium specimens come from humid montane forest in the buffer zone of Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park and on Cerro Ariapo. The growth habit isn't recorded in the sources checked. Most Philodendron at these elevations are hemiepiphytic climbers.

The GBIF specimens are from 1,575 to 1,894 m.

Peru

🔒 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.