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Coelogyne brachygyne

A little-documented Coelogyne endemic to Sumatra. Most records sit in the island's mountains at roughly 1,750–2,400 m, so treat it as a cool-to-intermediate, constantly moist epiphyte rather than a lowland hothouse orchid.

Coelogyne brachygyne
Photo: Johannes Jacobus Smith (1867–1947), Public domain, 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

Little is published beyond the original description. Going by the record sites and by Sumatran montane Coelogyne in general, it most likely grows as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in wet montane forest.

Three of the four records are at about 1,750–2,420 m; one record near 76 m is probably mislocated or a herbarium 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.