Hoya malata

Hoya malata was described by Kloppenburg in 2019 from Samoa; nothing beyond that description was reachable and GBIF holds no wild records. Samoan hoyas are epiphytic climbers of wet oceanic rainforest, and the measured point on Savai'i at 738 m gives a mild, humid, very even climate with a wetter November to February. Grow it as an intermediate-warm island epiphyte with steady humidity and no real dry season.

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

Not described in any source reached. Hoyas in Samoa climb trunks and branches in humid lowland to montane rainforest on volcanic soils, from the coast to the cloud zone.

Unknown; the measured point is at 738 m on Savai'i, and the species could be from anywhere between the lowlands and about 1000 m.

Samoa

🔒 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.