Bulbophyllum pandanetorum

A rare epiphytic Bulbophyllum from Gabon and Cameroon, first collected in 1925 on Pandanus trees along the Ngounié River and not recorded again until it was found in Cameroon in 1996. It grows in humid lowland to submontane forest at about 200–950 m and is listed as Endangered. For growers it is a warm-growing, humidity-loving epiphyte, and there is little published experience of it in cultivation.

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

It grows as an epiphyte in moist tropical lowland and lower montane forest. The type specimens grew on Pandanus trees, which gave the species its name. In Cameroon it is known from the forest on Mount Kupe.

Recorded at roughly 200–950 m.

GabonCameroon

🔒 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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