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Bulbophyllum ceratostylis

A small Bulbophyllum of section Stachysanthes from Borneo (mainly Sabah) and Sumatra. Most records come from the Crocker Range and Kinabalu foothills at about 1,200-1,400 m. It is an intermediate-temperature epiphyte of wet montane forest: cool, humid and rainy all year.

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

An epiphyte in wet lower montane forest. Section Stachysanthes species typically creep along mossy branches. Details for this species are not documented in the sources we reached.

Mapped sites cluster at 1,230-1,420 m, with one outlying lowland record in Kalimantan.

BorneoSumatera

🔒 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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