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Rhaphidophora foraminifera

Rhaphidophora foraminifera is a climbing aroid of the lowland rainforests of Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. It was first described by Engler as Epipremnum foraminiferum; the epithet means bearing holes. It is a warm, constantly humid, non-seasonal plant: give it a tall moss pole, steady heat and never let it dry out.

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-climbing hemiepiphyte of lowland and hill tropical rainforest. Young plants creep and climb in shade on trunks, and mature shoots climb higher into brighter light. The GBIF records come mostly from lowland forest in Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah and northern Sumatra, including sites such as Niah National Park. Detailed published ecology is thin.

Recorded elevations are 30 to 840 m, with a median of 100 m (12 records): essentially a lowland species with a few hill-forest records.

BorneoMalayaSumatera

🔒 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.