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Bulbophyllum repens

Bulbophyllum repens is a creeping (as its name says) epiphytic orchid described by Griffith, with synonyms B. khasianum and B. poilanei. It is sparsely recorded from north-east India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), northern Thailand and northern Vietnam. The few elevations run from about 500 m to 1,330 m. Its climate is monsoonal: hot, wet summers and cooler, drier winters. Information on it is thin, so treat these notes as a starting point.

Bulbophyllum repens
Photo: MNHN - Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes appear in the records we could open. Its synonymy and record localities suggest an epiphyte of seasonal evergreen or mixed hill forest in the Khasi Hills–Indochina region. There its creeping rhizome runs along trunks and branches in partial shade.

GBIF elevations: about 500 m, 900 m (Vietnam and Arunachal Pradesh) and 1,326 m (Lai Chau, Vietnam).

AssamEast HimalayaThailandVietnam

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✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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 4.0 licence, unmodified.