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Dischidia hirsuta

Dischidia hirsuta is a small epiphytic vine, widespread in lowland South-East Asia from Myanmar and Thailand to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Its succulent leaves are often finely hairy and sometimes red-spotted, and its flowers range from pale yellow to dark red. It is a hot, humid lowland plant that likes bright filtered light and a mount or very open medium that dries quickly between waterings.

Dischidia hirsuta
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

An epiphyte that trails and roots along trunks and branches in lowland forest. As in other dischidias, the thick leaves store water, so it grows on bark in fairly well-lit positions that dry out between showers.

GBIF records run from sea level to about 700 m, with a median of 115 m. It is a lowland species.

MyanmarThailandCambodiaLaosVietnamMalayaSumateraJawaBorneoPhilippinesSulawesiNew GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon Is.Vanuatu

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.