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Chlorophytum alismifolium

A Lower Guinean rainforest Chlorophytum, well collected in Gabon and Cameroon from near sea level to about 1,000 m. It suits a warm, shaded, constantly humid setup with no real dry rest.

Chlorophytum alismifolium
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably the floor of humid lowland and submontane evergreen forest, in shade on moist soil. This is inferred from the rainforest range and the climate, since no species-specific notes were available.

Recorded at 13–1,050 m, median 433 m.

West AfricaWest-Central AfricaGulf of Guinea Islands

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.