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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia balgooyi

A Sulawesi Alocasia described by Alistair Hay in 1998. It is known from scattered records across the island, from near sea level into the hills, and is warm-growing with no marked dry season.

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

The sources we could reach do not describe its microhabitat. The records come from forested lowland and hill country, and most Sulawesi Alocasia are terrestrial herbs of the shaded forest floor.

Measured sites range from about 90 m to 1,300 m, mostly 340–900 m.

Sulawesi

🔒 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.