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Angraecum mauritianum

A small epiphytic Angraecum of humid forest on Réunion, Madagascar and Mauritius, growing low on tree trunks and fallen logs rather than in the canopy. It wants intermediate, constantly humid conditions in shade, with a slightly cooler, less wet winter.

Angraecum mauritianum
Photo: Miss Drake (1803-1857) del. , G. Barclay sc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Low on trunks and on logs in humid native forest, in shade to dappled light; it also persists along roadsides on Mauritius.

Records 21–1926 m, median 863 m; climate sites 430–1080 m.

RéunionMadagascarMauritius

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.