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Bulbophyllum abbreviatum

A little-known epiphytic Bulbophyllum from Madagascar, described from a specimen collected by Perrier de la Bâthie in 1912 and seldom recorded since. Very little is published about its habitat, so these conditions are generalised from Madagascan humid-forest bulbophyllums: warm, humid, shaded and with roots that never stay dry for long.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A pseudobulbous epiphyte on trees. Its exact forest type is not documented in the sources we could open; most Madagascan Bulbophyllum of this kind grow in humid evergreen forest in the east of the island.

The only Madagascan specimen with an elevation was collected at about 1000 m; the range of elevations is otherwise unknown.

Madagascar

🔒 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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