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Caladium steudnerifolium is a tuberous understorey plant from the wet forests of western South America, grown mainly for its green or variegated leaves. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions and steady moisture to thrive.
Caladium steudnerifolium is a species of flowering plant within the family Araceae.
Caladium steudnerifolium is native to Western South America, where it can be found within the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. This plant species grows in the understorey of submontane rainforests.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caladium steudnerifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
