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Bulbophyllum shanicum

A small Bulbophyllum of the Shan Hills of Myanmar and southern Yunnan, China, recorded as an epiphyte and on shady rock faces at roughly 1400–1850 m. It lives under a monsoon climate with warm, wet summers and a cool, dry winter, so it wants intermediate-to-cool conditions and a drier winter rest.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Specimen labels record it as epiphytic in the Taunggyi district of the Shan Hills and 'on shady rock surface' in Yunnan. The habitat is seasonal hill forest where mist and dew carry plants through the dry season.

Labelled altitudes are about 1370 m (4500 ft) near Taunggyi and 1850 m at Mianning in Yunnan; a recent observation from Popa National Park in central Myanmar suggests it may also occur lower.

MyanmarChina (Yunnan)

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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.