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Aroids Partly documented

Cryptocoryne bastmeijeri

A small Cryptocoryne from the lowland rainforest of West Kalimantan in Borneo, growing in shaded forest streams and seepages. Little is published beyond its description, so treat it like other Bornean blackwater crypts: warm, soft and acidic water, deep shade, and steady conditions all year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Shaded, slow forest streams and wet stream banks in lowland rainforest, where it grows submerged during high water and emersed when levels drop. The habitat detail is inferred from the genus in Borneo, not from field notes for this species.

The single climate site sits near 430 m in the Kapuas basin; most Bornean crypts of this type grow below about 500 m.

BorneoWest Kalimantan

🔒 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.