Hoya lucida

Hoya lucida was described in 2022 by Simonsson and Rodda in Blumea, in their treatment of the New Guinea hoyas, and is named for its glossy leaves. It comes from ever-wet lowland rainforest and wants warmth, very high humidity and water in every month with no rest.

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

An epiphyte of lowland rainforest in New Guinea; the protologue was not reachable, so the exact locality and elevation are not documented here. The placeholder site is at 171 m in the southern foothills of Papua New Guinea.

No measured elevation; the placeholder sits at 171 m and the species is presumed lowland to hill forest.

New GuineaPapua New Guinea

🔒 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.