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Orchids Partly documented

Bulbophyllum keekee

A tiny New Caledonian endemic orchid, no more than about 1 cm tall in flower, with rounded pseudobulbs spaced along a creeping rhizome. It was described by N. Hallé in 1977 and named for the botanist Hugh Shaw MacKee. It lives at altitude in humid montane forest on the Grande Terre, often on Araucaria and on the trunks and main branches of other trees, so it suits a cool-intermediate, humid, well-ventilated mount.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

It grows as an epiphyte in montane rainforest of New Caledonia's main island. It is often reported on Araucaria, and one collection records it on the trunk and main branches of Calophyllum more than 2 m above the ground. These are mossy, often misty forests on the central mountain chain.

Collections with elevations are from around 800 m and above (Mont Do, the Col d'Amieu area). It is described as a plant that 'lives at altitude'.

New Caledonia: Grande Terre, North Province (Kouaoua, Canala, Poindimié)New Caledonia: Grande Terre, South Province (Mont Do, Yaté, Mont-Dore, Sarraméa, Col d'Amieu)

🔒 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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