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Aroids Partly documented

Alocasia villeneuvei

An obscure Alocasia published by Ridley in 1907, known on GBIF from three 1931–1932 herbarium specimens from the Mount Kinabalu area of Sabah. The recorded sites at about 900–1,500 m give it a cool, humid, montane climate. Grow it as an intermediate-temperature Alocasia with no dry season.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Collected around Tenompok and Dallas on the flanks of Mount Kinabalu, an area of lower montane forest. No habitat notes accompany the specimens.

Specimens at 914 m (Dallas) and 1,524 m (Tenompok).

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.