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Bulbophyllum cylindricum

A little-known epiphytic Bulbophyllum described by King and Pantling in the 1890s from Sikkim in the eastern Himalaya, placed in section Desmosanthes. It has not been photographed on IOSPE and GBIF holds no occurrence records, so its exact habitat and elevation are undocumented. Treat it as a Sikkim monsoon-forest epiphyte: warm, wet and humid in summer, cooler, brighter and drier in winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found beyond its origin in Sikkim. Other Sikkim Bulbophyllum of section Desmosanthes grow as epiphytes on trunks and branches in humid subtropical and lower montane monsoon forest, which is the working assumption here.

No elevation is published in the sources we could reach. The climate figures below assume a mid-hill Sikkim site near 1,550 m (Gangtok), which is a guess; the species could grow lower and warmer.

India (Sikkim)Eastern Himalaya

🔒 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.