Rhaphidophora decursiva

A large root-climbing aroid from the Himalaya, southern China and Indochina, with deeply pinnatifid adult leaves. It climbs tree trunks in seasonal rainforest and subtropical evergreen forest between about 600 and 2200 m. That makes it one of the more cool-tolerant Rhaphidophora species, and it needs a tall moss pole.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

A climbing hemiepiphyte in seasonal rainforest and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest. Like others in the genus, it roots onto tree trunks and climbs toward brighter light, and the leaves enlarge and divide as it climbs.

About 600–2200 m.

Southern China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Fujian, south-eastern Tibet)TaiwanNorth-east India, Sikkim and BengalSri LankaMyanmarLaosVietnamJava

🔒 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.