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Amorphophallus yunnanensis

A small tuberous Amorphophallus of seasonal forest and thicket from Yunnan and neighbouring southern China to northern Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. It grows a single spotted leaf in the warm monsoon and rests as a dry tuber through the cool, dry season.

Amorphophallus yunnanensis
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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

Monsoon forest and thickets, often on slopes, where the leaf grows in dappled light under deciduous and mixed trees.

Records with elevations run from 340 to 1,380 m, median 900 m (3 records); the literature gives 100 to 3,300 m.

YunnanGuangxiGuizhouMyanmarThailandLaosVietnam

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✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.