Hoya vitellinoides

A vigorous, climbing epiphytic Hoya with large leaves marked by a network of dark veins. Bakhuizen described it in 1950 as close to H. vitellina. It comes from warm, wet hill forest in western Java, Sumatra and, going by herbarium specimens, Borneo. It likes warmth, bright shade and high humidity all year.

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

A twining, climbing epiphyte of lowland and hill forest. Herbarium labels include a waterfall on the Cidanau (Tjidanen) in Banten and the slopes of Gunung Cipoeti near Ciampea in West Java, where it was noted as scattered. Streamside and waterfall sites point to humid air and broken light.

The specimens with an elevation are from about 800 m (Gunung Cipoeti, Java) and 914 m (Sabah). Other collections are lowland, so its range probably runs from near sea level to about 900 m.

JavaSumatraBorneo

🔒 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.