Hoya hamiltoniorum

Hoya hamiltoniorum was described in 2014 by Lamb, Gavrus, Emoi and Gokusing in Sandakania, the journal of the Sabah forestry herbarium, so it is a Bornean species from Sabah known from very few collections. Grow it warm and humid in a cabinet with airflow, bright filtered light and an open mix that stays slightly moist.

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 in lowland to hill mixed dipterocarp forest of Sabah, on trunks and branches in humid, still-warm air; habitat detail specific to this species is not available to us.

No elevation on record. The climate site sits at 432 m in the Borneo interior; likely lowland to lower hill forest below about 1,000 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.