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Angraecum palmiforme

A Mascarene Angraecum of Réunion and Mauritius that may now be extinct in the wild; almost nothing is published on its ecology. The one usable record comes from about 1,670 m on Réunion, so conditions here are those of humid, cool-to-intermediate Mascarene montane forest, generalised from the genus.

Angraecum palmiforme
Photo: Author: M. Achille Richard, Book Editor: Achille Richard, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Probably an epiphyte of humid montane rainforest, like most Mascarene Angraecum; the one record sits in Réunion's cloud-forest belt. Habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

The single georeferenced record sits at about 1,670 m on Réunion; no other elevations are recorded.

RéunionMauritius

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✓ 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
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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.