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Bulbophyllum elephantinum

A New Guinea Bulbophyllum described by J.J. Smith in 1913, known in GBIF from a single record at about 2470 m in the Papua New Guinea highlands. The site is cool, wet and humid all year with no dry season. Grow it cool and constantly moist in bright shade.

Bulbophyllum elephantinum
Photo: Johannes Jacobus Smith (1867–1947), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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 found. The record lies in upper montane forest of the central highlands, where Bulbophyllum species grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks and branches.

Few records carry an elevation; the one climate site is at about 2470 m.

New Guinea

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.