Hoya batutikarensis

Hoya batutikarensis is a recently described (2021, Phytotaxa) hoya from Sulawesi, Indonesia, named for the Batu Tikar locality. It is essentially unknown in cultivation; conditions below are inferred from the hill-forest climate of central Sulawesi and the habits of epiphytic hoyas.

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

Presumed epiphytic or scrambling vine in humid hill forest of Sulawesi, around 500 m, where cloud and rain keep the air moist and nights are noticeably cooler than the coast.

Modelled at about 495 m; the type elevation is not available to us.

Sulawesi

🔒 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.