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Angraecum bancoense

A small epiphytic Angraecum of the West and Central African rainforest belt, from Guinea to Gabon and Rwanda. It is named after the Banco forest in Ivory Coast. Grow it warm, shaded and humid all year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in humid lowland and submontane rainforest. Small Angraecum of this kind grow on shaded twigs and trunks in the mid to lower canopy.

Recorded at 2–983 m, with a median of 440 m.

GabonCameroonGuineaGhanaLiberiaIvory CoastEquatorial GuineaNigeriaDR Congo

🔒 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.