Hoya manipurensis

A small epiphytic or rock-dwelling wax plant from the monsoon hills of north-east India, Myanmar, northern Thailand and south-west Yunnan, better known in older literature and in collections as Micholitzia obcordata. It forms a subshrub to about 1 m with fleshy, fan-shaped leaves 2–3 cm long notched at the tip, and clusters of small hairy tubular flowers in summer. Grow it bright and intermediate, with a drier, cooler winter like its monsoon home.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane evergreen and mixed forest, attached to tree branches or rocks; a Doi Suthep specimen was on open tree branches in primary evergreen forest rich in Fagaceae, on granite and in a fire-prone area, and an Indian label says subtropical jungle.

Flora of China gives 1,000–1,600 m; herbarium labels run from about 600 m in the Khasi Hills to 1,500 m in Yunnan.

IndiaMyanmarThailandChinaNepal

🔒 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.