Rhaphidophora conocephala

A Malesian climbing aroid described by van Alderwerelt in 1920, listed by Kew from Borneo, Sumatra and the Philippines. Our only records come from lowland Palawan, which has a hot climate with a marked dry season. Little is published about it in cultivation, so these targets come from the measured lowland climate and general Rhaphidophora habits.

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-climber of lowland forest, like other Rhaphidophora. The two measured records come from near sea level in Palawan. No habitat notes were reachable.

The one measured site lies at about 10 m. Most of the Bornean and Sumatran range is lowland to hill forest.

BorneoSumatraPhilippines (Palawan)

🔒 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.