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Aroids Partly documented

Amorphophallus maximus

A tuberous East African aroid from the coastal lowlands of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Somalia, known for its large inflorescence. Like its relatives, it puts up a single leaf each wet season and goes dormant in the dry season. It wants warmth, bright shade, rich free-draining soil and a dry rest.

Amorphophallus maximus
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Inferred from the genus and the coastal sites: dry to moist coastal forest, thicket and woodland, where the tuber rests underground through the dry season.

The records are at about 5–500 m, mostly coastal lowlands.

KenyaTanzaniaMozambiqueSomaliaZimbabwe

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
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✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.