Angraecum crassifolium

A thick-leaved epiphytic Angraecum from the montane forests of Réunion and the central highlands of Madagascar, mostly recorded around 1,600 m. It needs cool to intermediate conditions with constant humidity and bright, broken light, so it is not a warm-growing orchid.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Most records come from Réunion's mid- to high-elevation wet forest (around 1,800 m), and the rest from the humid eastern highlands of Madagascar. It grows as a twig and branch epiphyte in mossy montane forest, a habitat inferred from the record sites and the genus.

Recorded at 561–2081 m, median 1624 m.

RéunionMadagascar

🔒 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.