Bulbophyllum lichenoides

A minute New Guinea epiphyte in section Monanthes. Schlechter wrote that it is so small and delicate it looks like a lichen. Barely visible cylindrical pseudobulbs each carry a single small leaf, and the single violet-red to violet-brown flowers, with a dark purple lip, are the smallest in the section. It comes from rainforest at about 800 m, so give it warm, very humid, well-ventilated conditions on a small mount.

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 trees in New Guinea rainforest at around 800 m. Nothing more specific about its perch is recorded in the sources found. Its tiny size suggests it grows on twigs or thin mossy bark.

Around 800 m, based only on the original description; GBIF has no records.

New Guinea

🔒 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.