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

Hoya benitotanii

Hoya benitotanii was described by Kloppenburg in 2010 in the Gardens' Bulletin Singapore and is named for the Philippine botanist Benito Tan. The species is rare in cultivation and poorly documented; this profile is built from the Philippine climate model and the habits of the genus.

Hoya benitotanii
Photo: Philippine Postal Corporation, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Assumed to be an epiphytic hoya vine in humid Philippine forest, climbing into bright broken light in the canopy.

Elevation unknown; the only modelled site is a lowland point at 9 m.

Philippines

🔒 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.