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Angraecum sanfordii

A small epiphytic Angraecum known from the Cameroon highlands, with a single georeferenced record at about 1760 m on the Mount Kupe and Bakossi massif. It needs cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest conditions: mild days, cool nights, shade and constantly humid, moving air.

Angraecum sanfordii
Photo: Gyslène, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The record falls in submontane to montane cloud forest, where small Angraecum species grow on mossy twigs and branches. Habitat is inferred from the location and the genus.

The georeferenced record sits at about 1760 m, in the cloud-forest belt.

Cameroon

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.