Hoya oblanceolata

Hoya oblanceolata (Hooker, 1883) is a hill species of north-east India, collected in the Khasi Hills at Cherrapunji (about 1,000 m) and in Sikkim at 2,100 m; Kew also lists Sumatra. Its home is among the wettest places on earth in summer and dry in winter, so it wants a warm, drenched growing season and a cooler, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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

Epiphyte in subtropical broadleaf forest of the Khasi and Sikkim hills, on mossy trunks that stream with water from June to September and dry out in the winter months; from the specimen labels (Churra, 3,000 to 4,000 feet) and the genus.

Specimens at about 1,070 m (Cherrapunji) and 2,100 m (Sikkim); the measured climate sites are lowland region centroids and do not represent this.

IndiaMeghalayaSikkimAssamSumatra

🔒 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.