Hoya vitellina

A lowland to hill-forest epiphytic Hoya that Blume described from Java in 1849. The name means 'egg-yolk coloured' and refers to its yellow flowers. It is recorded from western Java and, according to Kew, Borneo. The wild climate is hot, humid and wet for most of the year, with a short drier spell from July to September.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It is a climbing and twining epiphyte of lowland and hill forest. Specimens come from western Java, around Bogor (Ciampea), Cianjur and Cikidang. Published habitat notes are very sparse, so we assume it grows on trees in forest and at forest edges like other lowland Javan hoyas.

The one wild specimen with a clear elevation is from about 450 m near Cianjur. Other specimens come from the lowland and hill country around Bogor.

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🔒 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.