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Aroids Partly documented

Cryptocoryne villosa

A Sumatran Cryptocoryne named for its hairy leaves, known from only a few records in lowland forest streams at about 300 m. Like other Sumatran crypts it is an amphibious plant of shaded rainforest streams, submerged in the wet season and emersed when the water falls, and it does best grown emersed in very humid, warm conditions.

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

Where it grows wild

Grows in and along shaded streams in lowland rainforest. These Cryptocoryne root in sand or mud, and the water level varies with rain. The details are generalised from Sumatran congeners.

Recorded at about 300 m.

IndonesiaSumatra

🔒 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.