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Bulbophyllum coniferum

A Bulbophyllum from the hill and montane forests of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Peninsular Malaysia. Borneo specimens come from mossy ridge forest on Kinabalu and in the Crocker Range, so it suits intermediate, very humid conditions.

Bulbophyllum coniferum
Photo: Johannes Jacobus Smith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Labels describe montane forest 5-20 m tall on narrow, mossy ridges with tree bases covered in moss and shallow soil over sandstone. Other specimens are from Kinabalu below Lumu Lumu, the Crocker Range and the Pinosuk Plateau.

Few records have an elevation; one has 1666 m, and the Kinabalu and Crocker localities are roughly 1000-2000 m.

BorneoSumateraJawaMalaya

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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.