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

Cattleya marcaliana

A small Cattleya from Bahia described as Dungsia marcaliana by Campacci and Chiron and moved to Cattleya in 2008. Dungsia was a segregate for the red-orange flowered C. harpophylla group of the eastern Brazilian forests. GBIF has no wild records, so the growing conditions here come from that group and should be treated as provisional.

Cattleya marcaliana
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Assumed, like the C. harpophylla group, to grow as an epiphyte on mossy branches in humid, semi-shaded forest. No species-specific habitat notes were available.

Unknown; relatives grow at roughly 500-1,000 m in humid forest.

Brazil (Bahia)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.