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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Xanthosoma lindenii

Now known as Caladium lindenii (also Phyllotaenium lindenii), this tuberous aroid with white-veined arrow leaves comes from the wet tropics of Colombia and Panama. Treat it as a warm, humid understory plant; with no measured data, the conditions below are generalised.

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 periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Tuberous ground-dwelling aroid of wet tropical forest; no habitat records are available, so this follows the genus and region.

Unknown; presumed lowland to lower montane.

ColombiaPanama

🔒 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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