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Bulbophyllum wangkaense

A Thai Bulbophyllum described by Seidenfaden, known from a handful of herbarium specimens. One label records it on a tree in bamboo forest at 200 m. Grow it hot and fairly bright, with a dry season in winter.

Bulbophyllum wangkaense
Photo: Max5813wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte. The only habitat note records it on a tree in bamboo forest. Bamboo forest in Thailand is usually seasonal and fairly open.

Records are at 200–300 m, in the hot lowlands.

Thailand

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.