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Orchids Partly documented

Angraecum dives

Angraecum dives is a small epiphytic angraecoid orchid of the East African coast, described by Rolfe in 1897 and known from very few wild records. Treat it as a warm, bright, evenly humid lowland orchid with no cool season.

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

Where it grows wild

The two located records lie in the hot, humid coastal belt of southern Kenya near sea level, where small angraecoids grow on twigs and branches in coastal forest and thicket; specific habitat notes for this species are thin.

The measured sites are near sea level (15–26 m).

KenyaTanzaniaSomaliaSocotra

🔒 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.