Anoectochilus malipoensis

A jewel orchid from Malipo in south-eastern Yunnan, near the Vietnamese border, with dark velvety leaves netted in gold or silver veins. It is a deep-shade terrestrial of humid forest on limestone, and in cultivation it behaves like other Anoectochilus: a terrarium plant needing still, very humid, cool-to-warm air.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Humus and moss on the floor of damp broadleaf forest, typically in limestone country. Generalised from the genus and the type area; there are no wild GBIF records.

No recorded elevations; forests around Malipo lie mostly at 1,000–1,600 m.

Yunnan

🔒 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.