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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia suhirmaniana

A Sulawesi Alocasia described by Yuzammi and A. Hay in 1998 and known only from southeast Sulawesi. It has shield-shaped, peltate leaves on purple-brown mottled, finely hairy petioles and belongs near the A. longiloba group. It grows in damp, shady spots in lowland rainforest, once recorded on limestone at sea level.

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

Terrestrial herb in damp, shady spots in lowland rainforest on slopes; one collection was on limestone at sea level.

Lowland; one collection at sea level. Only one record carries coordinates.

Sulawesi

🔒 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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