Hoya glabra

Hoya glabra (Schlechter, 1908) is a large-leaved Bornean and Sumatran species, described from trees on the banks of the Long Wahau river in East Kalimantan and recorded since from the Mulu area of Sarawak and from Sumatra at about 1,200 m.

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

Epiphytic twiner on trees along riverbanks and in wet lowland to lower montane forest; the type was collected on trees on the banks of the Long Wahau, and later records come from the Mulu limestone and sandstone hills and a forest reserve in Sumatra.

Lowland riverbank in East Kalimantan to about 1,200 m in Sumatra and 1,570 m for the georeferenced Mulu site; most of the range is probably 100 to 1,300 m.

BorneoSumatraSarawakEast Kalimantan

🔒 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.