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Angraecum tenuifolium

A small epiphytic Angraecum endemic to Réunion, known from the island's humid mountain forests. It wants cool, constantly humid conditions with shaded light, closer to a cloud-forest orchid than a lowland Angraecum.

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

Not described in available sources. Small Angraecum species on Réunion grow on mossy trunks and twigs in humid mountain forest.

The measured site is placed at about 1,670 m; temperatures were adjusted to that height.

Réunion

🔒 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.