Alocasia aequiloba

A large lowland Alocasia from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. It has a white corm, glossy sagittate leaves up to about 80 cm long, and petioles around 1 m. It grows in the undergrowth of lowland rainforest, on thick leaf litter and shaded stream banks, in a climate that is hot and humid all year.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe undergrowth in lowland rainforest on thick leaf litter, and densely shaded banks of clear-flowing streams. Other sites are swampy sago alluvial forest and the lower slopes of foothill forest, lowland evergreen moss forest, and disturbed or logged forest.

Recorded elevations are 100–900 m, with a median of 150 m (10 records). The Arfak Mountains record is at 900 m.

New GuineaBismarck Archipelago

🔒 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.