Alocasia peltata

A Bornean hill and montane Alocasia with peltate leaves (the stalk joins the blade inside the margin), described by Minoru Hotta in 1967.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

A terrestrial herb of hill and lower montane rainforest in Borneo. Specific microhabitat notes were not available to us; at these elevations the forest floor is cool, shaded and almost constantly damp.

Recorded elevations are 250–1350 m, with a median of 1200 m from 8 records. The measured sites are at 1050–1440 m.

Borneo: SarawakBorneo: SabahBorneo: KalimantanBorneo: Brunei

🔒 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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