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Aeschynanthus obconicus

Aeschynanthus obconicus, described by C. B. Clarke in 1883, is a lowland and hill-forest lipstick vine found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. The name refers to its cone-shaped calyx. It is well recorded (41 wild records) at warm, humid sites around 300–500 m, and is a good candidate for a warm, humid greenhouse.

Aeschynanthus obconicus
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic trailing subshrub on trunks and branches in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest.

Records at 317–510 m, median 450 m (3 records with elevation).

BorneoMalayaSumatra

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.