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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia principiculus

A Bornean Alocasia whose name, 'little prince', marks it as a smaller relative of A. princeps. It was described by Alistair Hay in 1998 and little has been published since, so this profile rests on its measured lowland sites and on the habits of the princeps group. Grow it warm, shaded and very humid.

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 lowland rainforest floor in Borneo. Specific microhabitat notes were not available to us; we assume the shaded forest floor used by its relatives.

No elevations on the records. The measured sites are at about 50–370 m.

Borneo: SabahBorneo: SarawakBorneo: 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.