Amorphophallus bognerianus

A small seasonal Amorphophallus known only from the type collections at Bhalukpong in the Arunachal Pradesh foothills, around 200 m in open forest. Treat it as a lowland monsoon aroid: warm and wet while in leaf, a dry tuber rest through the cooler dry winter.

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

Tuberous geophyte of open lowland forest in the Himalayan foothills; the holotype label reads 'open forest' at 217 m.

Type collections at about 217 m near Bhalukpong; the climate site in the data (3,376 m) is not where it grows.

Arunachal PradeshEast Himalaya

🔒 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.