Colocasia lihengiae

A Colocasia described from Yunnan in 2001 by C. L. Long and K. M. Liu, also recorded in northern Vietnam. A specimen from Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, was collected at 1700 m. There is no measured climate, so treat it as a subtropical montane Colocasia with a monsoon summer and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat account reached us. Colocasia of southern Yunnan usually grow in moist valleys, ravines and forest edges; we assume the same.

One specimen label gives 1700 m in Jinghong, Yunnan.

ChinaVietnam

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.