Alocasia sarawakensis

Alocasia sarawakensis is a large Bornean Alocasia, up to about 2.4 m tall, with glossy, wavy-edged leaves. It is an unusual swamp-forest specialist of well-lit sites.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Freshwater swamp forest and other wet lowland to hill forest in Borneo. Unusually for an Alocasia it is described as a swamp-forest obligate that prefers well-lit places such as gaps, edges and stream margins.

Five GBIF records with altitudes range from 200 to 670 m. The weather sites run from 47 to 980 m, mostly in the lowlands.

Borneo

🔒 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.