Rhaphidophora calophylla

A climbing aroid of the eastern Himalaya, northeast India, Myanmar and Yunnan, growing on tree trunks in evergreen forest at about 800–1900 m. It wants a warm wet summer and a cool, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Labels describe an epiphytic climber on live tree trunks in deep forest in the Garo Hills and at Cherrapunji, and remnant primary evergreen forest, moist sheltered banks and limestone bluffs along the Salween in Gongshan and Fugong. It also persists on track verges and hedgerows.

Recorded elevations are 800–1900 m, median 1650 m. Older Meghalaya records are around 1200 m.

ChinaIndiaMyanmarBhutanBangladesh

🔒 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.