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Coelogyne calcarata

A rarely recorded Coelogyne known from Ambon in the Maluku islands of Indonesia. Nothing specific is published on its habitat; grow it like other Malesian Coelogyne, as a shaded, humid epiphyte that stays moist all year.

Coelogyne calcarata
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Only two old records exist, both from Ambon. By analogy with the genus, it is presumably an epiphyte in humid hill forest.

The records give no reliable elevation. The 1,507 m site value exceeds Ambon's highest point (about 1,000 m), and the climate grid cell sits at about 410 m.

MalukuAmbonIndonesia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.