Hoya diversifolia
A widespread lowland Hoya of coastal Southeast Asia and Malesia. It often smothers trees in mangrove and beach forest with its thick, fleshy, elliptic-obovate leaves up to 13 cm long. It tolerates salt spray, bright light and some drought, which makes it one of the easier and tougher hoyas to grow. It grows warm all year, in bright light, with a free-draining mix.
Where it grows wild
It grows as an epiphytic climber, typically on trees in shoreline mangrove forest and coastal forest, where it can form a dense covering over branches. It also grows further inland in lowland forest. Coastal habitat means strong light, wind, salt spray and roots that dry quickly between rains.
It grows in lowlands. GBIF specimen elevations run from near sea level to about 260 m, with a median of about 75 m.
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