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Alocasia puncakborneensis

A recently described Alocasia (Wong & Boyce, 2020) named after Gunung Puncak Borneo in western Sarawak. Almost nothing beyond the original description is published, so grow it as a cool-humid hill-forest Alocasia.

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 hill forest in the Puncak Borneo (Penrissen) range on the Sarawak–Kalimantan border. Specific microhabitat notes were not available to us.

No elevations on the record. The single measured site is at about 990 m.

Borneo: SarawakBorneo: Kalimantan Barat

🔒 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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