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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Bulbophyllum taiwanense

A small creeping epiphytic orchid in the Cirrhopetalum group, endemic to Taiwan. It carries 5 to 8 orange flowers, each about 1.5 inches long, in an umbel on a stalk 2.4 to 4 inches long. Records come from low mountain forest in the far south of the island, mostly 450 to 800 m, so it wants intermediate-to-warm conditions, humid moving air and a slightly drier, cooler winter.

Bulbophyllum taiwanense
Photo: Kuo-Chu Yueh, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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

A pseudobulbous epiphyte creeping on trunks and branches in humid broadleaf forest of southern Taiwan's foothills, including stream valleys such as the Tachu (Dawu) Amentotaxus reserve.

The six georeferenced records with altitudes lie between 450 and 800 m.

Taiwan: Pingtung CountyTaiwan: Taitung County

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.