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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia princeps

A Bornean Alocasia with V-shaped, sagittate leaves, sometimes grown as a houseplant under cultivar names such as 'Purple Cloak' and 'Candy Sticks'. The records span lowland forest near sea level up to the hills of Sabah, so it is a warm-growing but moderately adaptable forest-floor plant. Give it shade, warmth and high humidity.

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

A terrestrial herb of the rainforest floor in Borneo, recorded mostly in lowland forest with a few records in hill forest. Specific microhabitat notes were not available to us.

Recorded elevations are 25–1430 m, with a median of 60 m from 7 records. Most plants grow in the lowlands.

Borneo: SabahBorneo: SarawakBorneo: BruneiBorneo: Kalimantan

🔒 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.