Scindapsus coriaceus

A Bornean Scindapsus named for its leathery leaves, described by Engler in 1879. Most of its 67 wild records are from Sabah, around Kinabalu and the Crocker Range, at a median of about 1350 m. It is a cool, humid submontane climber rather than a lowland plant.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A root climber in hill and lower montane forest, mostly between 1000 and 1900 m. Habitat details beyond the records are not published.

Records run from 90 m to 1925 m, with a median near 1350 m.

Borneo: Sabah (Kinabalu, Crocker Range)Borneo: Sarawak and Kalimantan

🔒 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.