Hoya lanotooensis

Hoya lanotooensis was described by Kloppenburg in 2015 in Hoya New from Samoa; the epithet refers to Lake Lanoto'o, a crater lake in mossy montane forest at about 750 m in the centre of Upolu. GBIF holds no wild records and the protologue was not reachable, so the conditions below come from the measured upland climate and what is known of Pacific cloud-forest hoyas. It should be treated as an intermediate, very humid grower rather than a hot lowland one.

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 on mossy trunks and branches in the wet upland forest around Lake Lanoto'o, a zone of near-constant cloud, mist and moss. Not confirmed by any reachable source.

The measured site sits at 738 m in the central uplands of Upolu, in the belt of mossy montane forest around Lake Lanoto'o; the species is presumed to come from that zone, roughly 500 to 900 m.

SamoaUpolu

🔒 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.