Alocasia decipiens

A South Asian Alocasia described by Schott in 1859, recorded from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. There are no wild GBIF records, so the climate comes from representative points across that wide range. It expects a strong monsoon with a dry, cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The wild habitat is not documented in the sources we could reach. Lowland Alocasia of this region usually grow on moist, shaded ground at forest edges and near streams.

Unknown. The representative points are lowland, from about 5 m to 460 m.

IndiaAssamBangladeshMyanmarAndaman Is.Nicobar Is.

🔒 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.