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Aroids Partly documented

Rhaphidophora angustata

A climbing aroid of the Malay Peninsula and northern Sumatra, collected in hill dipterocarp forest from about 90 to 1500 m. Warm, humid and evenly moist conditions with a pole to climb suit it.

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

Specimens come from primary hill dipterocarp forest on Bukit Larut, the Alas River valley in Gunung Leuser, and the rim of a limestone ravine at Batu Caves. It root-climbs trees and rock.

Recorded elevations run from about 90 to 1500 m, most at 200–900 m.

MalaysiaIndonesia

🔒 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.