Bulbophyllum teretifolium

A tiny epiphytic Bulbophyllum from Cameroon, unusual in the genus for its cylindrical, pencil-like leaves. It carries 19–37 very small white and purplish-pink flowers on thin inflorescences. It is critically endangered and very poorly known, so the growing advice here comes from its forest type and from related African Bulbophyllum.

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 of moist submontane forest in western Cameroon. The type was found on a cultivated mango tree in a garden, and the species is threatened by deforestation and agricultural clearing. Almost nothing is published about its microhabitat.

Submontane. The 13 records span 559–1200 m, median 869 m; Wikipedia mentions a find at about 830 m on Mount Kupe.

Cameroon

🔒 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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