Dischidia formosana

A small epiphytic Dischidia from Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, climbing and trailing with smooth round leaves and tiny white flowers. It is not particularly rare in Taiwan but is listed as critically endangered on the Japanese Red List. It grows like other button-leaved dischidias: mounted or in a small basket with bright filtered light and frequent drying.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A climbing epiphyte that roots along tree trunks and branches, and like related dischidias probably also on rocks, in the subtropical forests of Taiwan and the southern Ryukyus. No detailed habitat notes were found.

No elevation data were found; the Ryukyu part of the range is low islands, so it is probably mainly a lowland species.

TaiwanRyukyu Islands

🔒 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.