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Rhaphidophora korthalsii

A very large, robust climbing aroid that reaches 20 m up rainforest trees, from north-east India and the southern Ryukyus through Malesia to the western Pacific. Juvenile plants grow as a 'shingling' shoot with leaves pressed flat against the trunk. Adults climb into brighter light and produce big, deeply divided leaves. Grow it warm and humid on a wide board or plank for the juvenile shingling stage.

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 liana of humid tropical forest. The juvenile shingles up tree trunks in shade, and the adult climbs to 20 m with leafy, clinging stems and large pinnatifid leaves.

No elevation was measured. The sources used here do not give an elevation range; most records are from lowland to lower montane forest.

India (Arunachal Pradesh)Japan (southern Nansei-shoto)Peninsular ThailandMalaysiaSingaporeBruneiIndonesiaPhilippinesPapua New GuineaVanuatu

🔒 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.