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Hoyas Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Hoya bauensis

Hoya bauensis was described by Ted Green in 2021 (Asklepios) and is named for the Bau district of Sarawak, Borneo, a limestone-hill landscape. It is very rare in cultivation; grow it as a warm, very humid Bornean hoya, and if it proves to be a limestone lithophyte give it a slightly mineral, well-aerated mix.

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 an epiphytic or lithophytic vine in humid lowland to hill forest around Bau, Sarawak, where limestone outcrops rise through the forest; bright filtered light on trunks and rock faces.

Modelled at about 430 m; the type elevation is not available to us.

Borneo

🔒 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.