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Amorphophallus thaiensis

A small to medium Amorphophallus endemic to Mae Hong Son in northern Thailand, with a subglobose tuber that makes elongate offsets and a single leaf up to about 60 cm across. Its wild habitat is unrecorded; grow it like other monsoon Amorphophallus with a warm, wet summer and a dry winter dormancy.

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

Habitat is recorded as unknown; northern Thai Amorphophallus typically grow in deciduous or mixed forest and bamboo on well-drained slopes.

Unknown; Mae Hong Son forests lie mostly at 300–1,500 m.

Thailand

🔒 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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