Alocasia culionensis

A moderately robust Philippine Alocasia to about 70 cm tall, with sagittate to hastate leaves 35–45 cm long. It is close to A. heterophylla and is widespread in the Philippines, from Luzon and Palawan to Mindanao. It grows in hot lowlands with a clear 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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The species description we reached gives no habitat notes. The records are from hot lowland country with a monsoon climate, and it is treated here as a terrestrial herb of shaded forest.

Measured sites are lowland, from about 30 m to 360 m.

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.