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Bulbophyllum falcatum

A West and Central African Bulbophyllum of section Megaclinium, famous for its flattened, blade-like flower spike about 10 cm long with rows of tiny dark red flowers along both faces. It is a warm-growing epiphyte of humid lowland and lower montane forest, easy on a mount if it gets warmth, humidity and moving air 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

An epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid tropical forest from the Guinean coast to the Congo basin. Specific microhabitat notes were not available in the sources we could open; related Megaclinium species grow on well-lit branches in the mid to upper forest.

GBIF specimens with an elevation run from near sea level to about 1640 m, with a median of about 525 m and most below 1000 m.

Sierra LeoneGuineaLiberiaIvory CoastGhanaNigeriaCameroonEquatorial GuineaSão ToméGabonDR CongoUganda

🔒 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.