Alocasia nycteris

Bat-wing alocasia

A large terrestrial aroid to about 1.5 m, named for its strongly spreading rear leaf lobes that give the blade a bat-wing outline, with green petioles striped black-green. It is endemic to a small lowland area of north-western Panay in the Philippines and is now widely sold, though wild plants are still collected.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in shade along roadsides, among rocks, in disturbed secondary forest and lowland forest, and even at the edges of rice fields in north-western Panay. It is evidently tolerant of disturbance but needs shade and moist ground.

Reported from near sea level to about 20 m; the single wild GBIF record carries no 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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