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Hygrophila petiolata

A semi-aquatic Hygrophila (Acanthaceae) from Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, known only from regional checklist data with no georeferenced wild records. It grows in wet, warm, monsoonal lowlands; treat it like other marsh Hygrophila.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Like most Hygrophila, probably a herb of marshes, ditches, stream banks and wet fields, growing emersed or partly submerged.

No elevation data; the climate comes from representative lowland and foothill sites in Java and Timor.

JavaLesser Sunda Islands

🔒 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.