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Rhaphidophora stenophylla

A New Guinea Rhaphidophora described by Krause in 1912; the name means narrow-leaved. Collections come from hill forest at roughly 450–940 m in Papua New Guinea, including monsoonal rainforest on the Sogeri Plateau. Little else is published, so the conditions below come from the genus and a single climate site.

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

Labels mention forest, a slope transect in the Hak Valley and monsoonal rainforest on the Sogeri Plateau. We assume a root climber of humid forest like other Rhaphidophora.

Labelled records at about 457, 500, 853 and 940 m.

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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