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Bulbophyllum chloranthum

A lowland epiphytic Bulbophyllum described by Schlechter in 1905, found from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Records are mostly below 400 m, in hot, humid forest with no real dry season. Grow it warm, shaded and humid all year.

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

No habitat description was reachable. Records come from lowland forest, mostly near sea level, where bulbophyllums grow as epiphytes on trunks and branches.

Recorded at 0–370 m, median 75 m (7 records); one climate site is at about 1290 m.

Bismarck ArchipelagoNew GuineaSolomon Is.Vanuatu

🔒 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.