Bolbitis virens

A widespread mainland Southeast Asian Bolbitis, well recorded in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Vietnam from near sea level to about 1,150 m. It grows on shaded rocks and banks along forest streams and needs constant moisture, shade and warmth, with a mild cooler dry season in the north of its range.

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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Genus-typical habitat: moist evergreen and semi-evergreen forest, creeping on rocks, boulders and banks beside streams and in wet gullies.

Recorded at 15–1,150 m, median about 430 m; most climate weight comes from northern Thai hills near 1,000 m.

AssamBangladeshMyanmarThailandCambodiaVietnamMalayaChina South-CentralTaiwan

🔒 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.