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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Bulbophyllum bandischii

Bandisch's Bulbophyllum

A hot-growing epiphytic Bulbophyllum of section Hyalosema from eastern New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, named for the German orchid grower Wolfgang Bandisch. Each growth carries one tall, narrow flower about 5 cm high, very like B. singulare but with hairy sepals and knobbed, warty petal tips. Almost nothing is published about its wild habitat, so grow it like other lowland Hyalosema: warm all year, humid, evenly moist and in moderate shade.

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

IOSPE describes it only as a hot to warm growing epiphyte in eastern New Guinea. Kew's checklist, as served by GBIF, places it in the Bismarck Archipelago. Related Hyalosema species grow on trunks and branches in humid lowland and foothill rainforest, which is the best available guide.

No elevation is published. "Hot to warm growing" implies lowland to low foothill forest, roughly sea level to about 1,000 m.

Papua New GuineaBismarck Archipelago

🔒 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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