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Rhaphidophora gorokensis

A highland New Guinea Rhaphidophora named for Goroka, collected in logged montane forest in the Eastern and Southern Highlands. Grow it cool-intermediate and humid with something to climb.

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
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Specimens come from the Marafunga logging area in the Upper Asaro Valley near Goroka, the Mt Otto area and near Mendi at 1600 m. Like the rest of the genus it is a root-climber on trees.

The recorded sites lie at roughly 1600–2400 m.

Papua 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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