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Aeschynanthus volubilis

A slender twining lipstick plant of western Malesia, recorded from Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Nicobars. The measured sites are cool and misty (about 24 C days, 18 C nights), which points to submontane forest rather than hot lowlands.

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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A climbing and trailing epiphyte (volubilis means twining) on trees in humid forest; the measured climate suggests mostly submontane sites.

Few records carry an elevation, but the altitude-corrected temperatures match roughly 1,000-1,500 m.

BorneoJawaMalayaNicobar Is.Sumatera

🔒 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.