Hoya chinghungensis

A Hoya of southern Yunnan (the name refers to Jinghong, formerly Chinghung) and neighbouring Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Herbarium labels describe it as a pendulous epiphyte with succulent leaves, hanging from twigs in mixed and evergreen broadleaf forest at about 1700-1900 m. Its climate has a marked cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Pendulous epiphyte on twigs and branches in mixed woods and subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest, according to 1936 and later Yunnan specimen labels.

Labelled specimens come from 1700-1900 m; the climate sites span 531-2360 m.

China South-CentralLaosMyanmarVietnam

🔒 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.