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Aroids Partly documented

Anchomanes boehmii

A rarely recorded tuberous aroid from western Tanzania, where there is one long wet season and a hard dry season. It grows a single tall, prickly-stalked leaf in the rains and spends the long dry months dormant underground.

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

The recorded sites are in the miombo woodland belt of western Tanzania (the Tabora and Kigoma areas). It probably grows in moist thickets, riverine strips or shaded woodland on deep soil.

Recorded at about 1,050 to 1,060 m.

Tanzania

🔒 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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