Amorphophallus discophorus

A rarely collected Javan Amorphophallus described by Backer and van Alderwerelt in 1920. The two wild records place it on a mountain in East Java, and the measured climate is cool montane. Little else is published, so treat the conditions as provisional and grow it like other seasonally dormant forest Amorphophallus.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumed forest floor and forest edge on a volcanic mountain, growing each year from an underground tuber. The habitat is inferred from the genus and the one recorded site.

The single climate site is recorded at about 2,540 m on Gunung Wilis in East Java. This is unusually high for the genus and may be inaccurate.

Java

🔒 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.