Dischidia lanceolata

A Javan Dischidia described by Blume and later moved into Dischidia by Decaisne. The one wild record is from submontane West Java at about 850 m, where days are warm and nights mild. Grow it intermediate-warm with good light and a slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The one usable wild record comes from the hills of West Java, where it grows as an epiphyte. Nothing is published on its ecology beyond the original description, so this profile rests on the measured climate and on how lowland Malesian Dischidia grow: rooting along stems on bark in fairly bright, humid forest.

The single climate site sits at about 850 m in West Java, making it cooler than most lowland Dischidia.

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🔒 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.