Alocasia beccarii

A Bornean Alocasia described by Engler in 1879 from Beccari's collections. It is recorded from Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan, mostly in lowland to hill forest around 100–400 m, where it is always warm, wet and humid.

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. Its records come from lowland and hill rainforest, and it is best treated as a shade-loving forest-floor herb like most Bornean Alocasia.

Record elevations range from 120 m to 1,350 m, with a median of about 340 m.

Borneo

🔒 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.