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Bulbophyllum flavescens

A widespread western Malesian Bulbophyllum found in Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and the Philippines. Herbarium labels place it in lowland and hill dipterocarp forest at about 120–900 m. Grow it as a warm, humid, shaded epiphyte that is watered all year.

Bulbophyllum flavescens
Photo: Smith, J. J., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Specimen labels record primary forest, hill dipterocarp forest, lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, forest ridges and village orchards. It is presumably an epiphyte on trunks and branches in these warm, wet forests.

Labelled elevations range from about 120 m to 900 m. Records from Kinabalu National Park may come from higher up.

BorneoJavaPeninsular MalaysiaSumatraPhilippines

🔒 Growing it like that

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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.