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

Scindapsus sumatranus

A Sumatran Scindapsus whose combination (Schott) P.C.Boyce & A.Hay is flagged in GBIF as not yet validly published. There are no wild GBIF records; the single climate point is in the hot equatorial lowlands of Riau, so treat it as a warm, very humid climber.

Scindapsus sumatranus
Photo: Schott, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Wild habitat not documented; presumed a root climber in lowland Sumatran rainforest.

No specimen elevations; the only point is at 82 m.

Sumatera

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.