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Bulbophyllum imbricatum

A West and Central African lowland rainforest Bulbophyllum, best known from Gabon and Cameroon. It grows as an epiphyte in hot, humid forest close to sea level. Treat it as a warm-growing orchid: steady heat, high humidity, moderate light, and no real dry rest.

Bulbophyllum imbricatum
Photo: Montrealais, CC BY 3.0, 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

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid lowland evergreen and semi-deciduous rainforest of the Guineo-Congolian region, including coastal forest and the Gulf of Guinea islands.

Recorded 5–650 m, median 84 m: a true lowland species.

CameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGhanaGuineaGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastLiberiaNigeriaSierra Leone

🔒 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 CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.