Scindapsus kinabaluensis

A Bornean Scindapsus of the Mount Kinabalu area, collected at Penibukan around 1370 m and observed scrambling through stunted vegetation. Grow it cooler than lowland Scindapsus, with mild days and cool nights.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Hill and lower montane forest around Mount Kinabalu; one observation describes it as a hemiepiphyte scrambling through stunted vegetation, which lets in more light than tall forest.

One label at about 1370 m; measured points at 1183 and 1673 m.

Borneo

🔒 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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