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Aroids Partly documented

Epipremnum carolinense

A large climbing Epipremnum of the Caroline and Mariana Islands in Micronesia, described by Volkens in 1901. It grows in lowland forest including swamp forest on Palau, near sea level, in a hot, wet, even climate.

Epipremnum carolinense
Photo: 3SiameseCats, 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 Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A root-climbing liana of lowland forest on Pacific islands, recorded in swamp forest and along stream reaches on Palau.

Recorded at about 15–60 m.

Caroline Is.Marianas

🔒 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.