Rhaphidophora mirabile

This is the old name for Cercestis mirabilis, a West and Central African climbing aroid with fern-patterned juvenile leaves and large, perforated adult leaves. It grows warm and humid in lowland rainforest and is easy in a bright, warm room or greenhouse.

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

Lowland rainforest, climbing trees to about 9 m on rooting stems about 2.5 cm thick. Young shoots carry entire, dark green leaves marked with white like a fern frond; adult leaves are plain green with slit-like holes.

No elevations are recorded here. Specimens come from lowland forest regions.

BeninNigeriaCameroonEquatorial GuineaGabonCongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo

🔒 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.