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Bulbophyllum epiphytum

A small creeping Brazilian Bulbophyllum described by Barbosa Rodrigues, recorded from Minas Gerais, Goiás, São Paulo and Paraná at 200 to 1,000 m. The climate at its sites has a pronounced dry winter from May to September. It suits intermediate growers who can give it a drier, cooler winter.

Bulbophyllum epiphytum
Photo: Alfred Cogniaux (1841 - 1916), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphytic on trees in semideciduous and gallery forest of the Brazilian interior (Cerrado and inland Atlantic Forest). This is inferred from the record locations and from how related small Brazilian Bulbophyllum grow.

Recorded elevations 200 to 1,016 m, median 800 m.

BoliviaBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-Central

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✓ 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.