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Amorphophallus ardii

A tuberous Amorphophallus from Sulawesi, described only in 2020 and with no georeferenced wild records yet. Treat it like other Sulawesi forest Amorphophallus: warm, humid, dappled shade, and a dormant tuber between leaf cycles.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Little is published beyond the description. Sulawesi Amorphophallus typically grow on the floor or edges of lowland to hill forest, the leaf emerging from a buried tuber.

No recorded elevations; the climate was taken from a site placed in the region at about 500 m.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.