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Bulbophyllum moniliforme

A tiny creeping epiphytic Bulbophyllum whose name refers to its chain of small, bead-like pseudobulbs strung along the rhizome. Wikipedia gives it as native to Assam in north-east India; almost nothing specific about its habitat is published in the sources available, so the care below is generalised from small north-east Indian Bulbophyllum species growing on mossy branches in humid monsoon forest.

Bulbophyllum moniliforme
Photo: Іринка Хоменко, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Very little is recorded about its wild habitat. Small creeping Bulbophyllum of this kind in north-east India grow on mossy twigs and branches in humid, seasonally wet forest, where they get bright but broken light and constant air movement.

No elevation is recorded in the sources available; low to middle elevations of the Assam hills are assumed.

Assam (India)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.