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

Aeschynanthus intraflavus

Aeschynanthus intraflavus is a trailing epiphytic lipstick-plant from Seram in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, described by Mendum in 1998. It has thick, leathery paired leaves and reddish-orange flowers with pale yellow throats. It is known only from lower montane forest on limestone at about 800 m in Manusela National Park, so grow it as a warm-to-intermediate, humid, bright-shade epiphyte in a basket or on a mount.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The type and the other specimens come from the north side of Gunung Binaia above Kanikeh village in Manusela National Park, Seram, where it grows as an epiphyte in lower montane forest on limestone. One specimen was taken from a fallen tree. Its stems scramble and trail up to 3 m, so it probably hangs from branches in the mid-canopy where light is broken but fairly bright.

All labelled specimens are from about 800 m (lower montane forest). Its full elevation range is unknown.

Maluku

🔒 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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