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Aroids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Rhaphidophora pertusa

A root-climbing aroid of South and South-East Asia, larger-leaved and thicker-stemmed than R. tetrasperma, whose leaves develop holes (fenestrations) as the plant matures. It climbs trees in the monsoon forests of the Western Ghats, north-east India and neighbouring countries and has recently become popular as a houseplant. Grow it warm and humid on a moss pole in bright, indirect light.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A climber on tree trunks in evergreen and semi-evergreen forest, rooting onto bark and climbing into brighter light; juvenile leaves are entire and later leaves become perforated.

No elevation data were found; records from coastal Kerala and Goa to Kodagu and Mysore suggest lowlands to mid elevations of roughly 0-1,000 m, but this is an estimate.

IndiaSri LankaBangladeshMyanmarThailandAndaman and Nicobar IslandsMaldives

🔒 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.