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Orchids Partly documented

Coelogyne angustichila

A little-known Coelogyne endemic to Sumatra, recorded from West Sumatra and Bengkulu. Grow it like other Sumatran forest Coelogyne: warm to intermediate, humid, bright shade and never dry.

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

Probably an epiphyte or lithophyte of humid evergreen forest on the Barisan range; specific habitat data are not published, so this follows the genus.

Records lack reliable elevations; one site is at about 900 m, typical for montane Sumatran Coelogyne.

SumatraWest SumatraBengkulu

🔒 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.