Dischidia elmeri

A Philippine Dischidia described by Schlechter in 1915 from collections by A.D.E. Elmer. The few wild records split between the high slopes of a Mindanao volcano and lowland Leyte–Samar, so its true temperature needs are uncertain; an intermediate regime is the safest choice.

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 periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Almost nothing is published on this species beyond its description, so conditions here are built from the measured climate and what is known for Dischidia generally: twining, root-climbing epiphytes with small succulent leaves on tree branches. If the high-elevation records are accurate it grows in cool mossy montane forest, which would be unusual for the genus.

One locality is georeferenced at about 2900 m on Mindanao and another at about 45 m in the Visayas.

Philippines (Mindanao, Visayas)

🔒 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.