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Aeschynanthus brachyphyllus

A short-leaved Aeschynanthus from the New Guinea highlands, mostly collected at 1,500–2,100 m in the Eastern Highlands and Chimbu. It needs mild days, cool nights and steady humidity, like a montane forest epiphyte.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimens come from montane forest and logging areas around Kainantu, Goroka and Mount Piora. One record is from undisturbed lowland rain forest near Kuala Kencana in Papua.

Recorded from about 1,100 to 2,740 m, with a median of 1,524 m; several collections are near 2,000 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.