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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia scabriuscula

A Bornean Alocasia described by N.E. Brown in 1879 and known from Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan. Records sit mostly in wet lowland forest around 150 m, with a few up to 1,650 m. Grow it warm, shaded and humid all year with no dry season.

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

Forest-floor herb of wet lowland and hill forest in Borneo. We could not reach a habitat account for this species, so the microhabitat is inferred from its records and from Bornean Alocasia in general.

Recorded from 65 to 1,650 m, median 150 m (15 records carry an elevation).

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.