Hoya cinnamonifolia

Hoya cinnamonifolia is an orthographic variant of Hoya cinnamomifolia Hook., the cinnamon-leaved hoya of Java, a large-leaved climber with veined leaves to 15 by 6 cm and umbels of 20 to 30 lime-green flowers with a deep burgundy corona. It is a warm, humid grower from Javanese forest that has been in cultivation since the nineteenth century. No wild records or measured climate are attached to this spelling.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic climber in humid lowland to lower hill forest on Java, scrambling up trunks toward brighter light; the large leaves suggest fairly shaded, moist forest rather than exposed sites.

No elevation on record for this name; the species is usually treated as a lowland to hill plant of Java below about 1000 m.

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🔒 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.