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Aeschynanthus vinaceus

A Bornean lipstick vine found from riverbank forest near sea level up to kerangas and mossy submontane forest at about 1,200 m. It is an epiphyte of constantly wet forest with no dry season. Grow it warm to intermediate, in high humidity and bright shade.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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 trees overhanging rivers, kerangas (heath) forest, primary forest in stony areas beside rivers, and submontane mossy forest. It grows as an epiphyte.

Recorded from about 70 m in Brunei to 1,000–1,220 m around Long Pasia and Gunung Lumaku.

Borneo

🔒 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.