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Alocasia boyceana

A moderately robust Philippine Alocasia to about 60 cm tall, with few narrowly sagittate leaves often subtended by papery cataphylls. It grows in rain forest at low to medium elevation, sometimes on limestone, on Luzon, Cebu and Negros.

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

Rain forest at low to medium elevation, sometimes on limestone. It keeps only one to three leaves at a time, often subtended by cataphylls.

Both measured sites are at about 575–590 m, which fits the published low to medium elevation.

Philippines

🔒 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.