Amorphophallus dumboi

A rarely collected Amorphophallus known only from DR Congo, with no georeferenced wild records. Treat it as a lowland Central African tuberous aroid: hot all year, with a short dry season around June–July when it likely goes dormant.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat detail is published in reachable sources; Central African Amorphophallus typically grow in forest edges, gallery forest and wooded savanna on well-drained soil.

No elevations recorded; the climate site used is about 420 m in the Kasai basin.

DR Congo

🔒 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.