Coelogyne barbifrons

A small Sumatran orchid described by Kraenzlin as Platyclinis barbifrons, which is the old name for Dendrochilum. In 2021 it was moved into Coelogyne along with the rest of Dendrochilum. Almost nothing is published on where it grows, so grow it like other Sumatran Dendrochilum: an epiphyte of humid, mossy forest with bright shade and warm-intermediate temperatures.

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

There are no wild records with habitat notes. Sumatran Dendrochilum are mostly epiphytes on mossy trunks and branches in hill and montane rainforest, and this profile assumes the same.

Unknown for this species. Most Sumatran Dendrochilum grow between about 800 and 2,000 m. The one measured site, at 82 m, is a point placed for the region, not a collection locality.

Sumatra

🔒 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.