Colocasia mannii

A Colocasia of Assam, Bangladesh, the eastern Himalaya and the Nicobar Islands, named after the 19th-century Assam collector Gustav Mann. It is rarely documented. The measured site in lowland upper Assam is hot and extremely wet in summer, and cooler and dry in winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat specifics were found. Like most Colocasia it probably grows on wet ground in forest, along streams and in swampy places in the Brahmaputra lowlands.

The measured site is at about 130 m in upper Assam. The Nicobar records would be near sea level.

AssamBangladeshEast HimalayaNicobar Is.

🔒 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.