Alocasia kerinciensis

A Sumatran Alocasia described by A. Hay and named after the Kerinci region of West Sumatra and Jambi. Little beyond the original description is available. It is best treated as an ever-wet forest-floor plant that may come from cooler foothill or lower montane forest.

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

No habitat notes were found. The name points to the Kerinci area, where forest runs from foothills up into the Barisan range; a shaded, humid forest-floor habitat is assumed.

No recorded elevations. The measured point is lowland (about 80 m), but the Kerinci region is largely 800–1500 m, so the plant may grow higher and cooler.

Sumatra

🔒 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.