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

Aeschynanthus dolichanthus

Aeschynanthus dolichanthus is a Chinese lipstick-vine gesneriad described by W.T. Wang in 1982; the name means long-flowered. Its few wild records come from the deep valleys of southeastern Tibet, with a warm, wet summer and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes for this species were reachable. Like most Aeschynanthus it is almost certainly an epiphyte on mossy trunks in humid subtropical forest; this is generalised from the genus.

The climate site is at about 1200 m in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley near Mêdog. Few records give an elevation.

Tibet

🔒 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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