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Dracaena granulata

A little-known dracaena of the lowland forests of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, described by Hooker in the Flora of British India. Nothing on its habitat was reachable, so grow it like other Malesian understory dracaenas: warm, shaded, humid and evenly moist.

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

Where it grows wild

Lowland forest; the three GBIF records are near sea level to 140 m. Treated here as a forest understory plant, like related Malesian dracaenas.

Measured sites are between 3 and 140 m.

Peninsular MalaysiaSumatra

🔒 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.