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Angraecum podochiloides

A small epiphytic comet orchid from the lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa, from Liberia to Gabon and Congo. It grows warm, humid and shaded year round, with only a mild drier spell.

Angraecum podochiloides
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

An epiphyte in dense lowland forest, including on Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, in humid and low montane forest, and in periodically flooded Guibourtia swamp forest.

Recorded at 27–760 m, median 167 m.

GabonCameroonLiberiaNigeriaEquatorial GuineaDR CongoIvory CoastGhanaGuinea

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.