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Rhaphidophora cryptantha

A New Guinea Rhaphidophora described by Boyce and Allen in 2001. It is known from very few collections, and the one located site is lowland rainforest at about 170 m with rain all year. Grow it warm, very humid and on a pole.

Rhaphidophora cryptantha
Photo: Kestrel, 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 Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

No habitat account reached us. Rhaphidophora are root-climbing lianas of humid forest; we assume the same here.

The one located site is at about 170 m.

New Guinea

🔒 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.