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Hoyas Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Hoya kaikoana

Hoya kaikoana (Rahayu & Rodda, 2022) is one of a group of hoyas described from Kalimantan in the 2022 Gardens' Bulletin Singapore treatment, with almost nothing else published on it. Treat it as a warm, humid lowland rainforest epiphyte.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed epiphytic climber in lowland to hill rainforest of Indonesian Borneo, as for its recently described relatives; the habitat note in the description could not be checked here.

No recorded elevation; the placeholder site is at 432 m and the species is probably a lowland to hill plant below 1,000 m.

BorneoKalimantan

🔒 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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