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Rhaphidophora talamauana

A Sumatran Rhaphidophora described by van Alderwerelt in 1920, named after Mount Talamau in West Sumatra. Its two records map to about 2100 m, so it is a cool montane climber. It needs mild days, cool nights and constant humidity, not lowland heat.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

No habitat account reached us. The name and the mapped site point to montane forest on Mount Talamau; we assume a root climber of wet, mossy montane forest.

The mapped site is at about 2100 m.

Sumatra

🔒 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.