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Dischidia litoralis

A lowland Dischidia of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and far northern Queensland. As its name suggests, it grows mostly near the coast: most records are below 200 m. Give it hot, humid, bright conditions and water year-round, a little less in the drier mid-year months.

Dischidia litoralis
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

An epiphyte of coastal and lowland forest. Coastal Dischidias often grow on trees in fairly open, bright positions. Little is published on this species beyond its original description, so conditions are built from the measured climate and what is known for epiphytic Dischidia.

46 wild records range from 0 to 600 m, with a median of 100 m.

New GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoQueensland

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.