Amorphophallus aphyllus

A West African savanna Amorphophallus whose name means leafless: the inflorescence appears at the end of the dry season, before the single leaf. It grows from a tuber through the hot monsoon and sleeps dry through a long, warm dry season, so a strict wet–dry cycle is the key to keeping it.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Generalised from the genus and the measured range: a tuberous herb of Sudanian and Guinean savanna and woodland edges in lowland West Africa, growing in the wet season.

Recorded at 8–275 m, median 100 m; a lowland species.

SenegalMaliGuineaGuinea-BissauSierra LeoneTogoBurkina FasoChadCentral African Republic

🔒 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.