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Orchids Partly documented

Angraecum egertonii

A small, little-documented epiphytic Angraecum of the Lower Guinea forests of Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon. Grow it like other warm West African angraecoids: bright shade, warm days, mild nights and steady humidity, with a slightly drier spell in the northern-hemisphere winter.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid lowland to submontane forest; only five wild records exist, so the microhabitat is inferred from the genus.

Recorded sites span roughly 160 to 1,100 m.

NigeriaCameroonGabon

🔒 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.