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Alocasia epilithica

A Myanmar Alocasia described in 2022 (Serebryanyi, Hein and Naive), whose name means "growing on rock". There are no GBIF records, so conditions come from a representative central Myanmar climate with a hard monsoon dry season, plus how rock-dwelling Alocasia grow.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The epithet indicates it grows on rock, probably outcrops in forest. No field notes were reachable, so the rest is inferred from the name and from the monsoon climate.

No recorded elevations. The climate point used is at 462 m, which is an assumption.

Myanmar

🔒 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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