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Bulbophyllum subumbellatum

A small Bulbophyllum described by Ridley from Peninsular Malaysia and also known from Borneo, where it grows on tree trunks and branches in lowland swamp forest. Little else is published about it. Grow it hot, shaded and constantly humid, like other lowland Malesian Bulbophyllum.

Bulbophyllum subumbellatum
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

An epiphyte on tree trunks and branches in lowland swamp forest, where the air is hot, still and near saturation for much of the day.

A lowland species; no exact elevations are published or recorded.

Peninsular MalaysiaBorneo

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.