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Bulbophyllum acuminatum

A small epiphytic Bulbophyllum of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Andaman Islands). Labels record it on tree trunks in shaded primary evergreen forest, kerangas and peat-swamp forest, and forest on limestone and ultramafic rock. It wants warm, humid, shaded conditions all year.

Bulbophyllum acuminatum
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Epiphytic on tree trunks in shaded primary evergreen forest, including peat-swamp and kerangas (heath) forest in Borneo, forest on limestone at Niah and low forest on ultramafic rock in Sabah.

Recorded from near sea level to about 850 m; most climate sites are below 500 m.

ThailandMalaysiaBruneiIndonesia (Borneo)Andaman Islands

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.