Triphyophyllum peltatum
Liana carnivore
About
Triphyophyllum peltatum is a facultatively carnivorous, up to 60 m (200 ft) tall vine in the monotypic genus Triphyophyllum in the family Dioncophyllaceae native to tropical western Africa, in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone where it grows in tropical rainforest.
Habitat
- Altitude
- 0–800 m
- Altitude Class
- intermediate
- Native To
- Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- expert
- Temperature
- Day 24–32°C / Night 18–24°C
- Humidity
- 70–90%
- Notes
- West African rainforest liana. Carnivorous only during juvenile phase. Rarely cultivated.