Hoya medusa

Hoya medusa is a very recent Philippine species, published in 2023 by Leon, Cabactulan, Cuerdo and Rodda in PhytoKeys, named for its snaky corona. It is known from a small area and few collections, so this profile leans on the general Philippine forest climate and the needs of related Philippine hoyas: warm nights, high humidity, bright filtered light and an airy, fast-draining root run.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Assumed, as for most Philippine hoyas, to be an epiphytic vine on trunks and branches of humid evergreen forest, from the lowlands into the hills.

No elevation is available in the open data; the placeholder climate site sits at 9 m, and the true site may be hill forest with cooler nights.

Philippines

🔒 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.