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Dracaena acaulis

Dracaena acaulis is a small, stemless Dracaena (as its name says) of the Lower Guinea forests from Cameroon and Gabon to the Congo and Angola. It grows in shaded forest understory at up to about 730 m and suits a warm, shaded room or terrarium.

Dracaena acaulis
Photo: Dracaenaworldwide, 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 Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A low forest-floor plant of humid lowland forest; the epithet means stemless, so leaves arise near ground level. No detailed habitat notes were found.

Recorded from near sea level to 730 m, median about 505 m (14 records).

AngolaCameroonCongoDR CongoGabon

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