Coelogyne entomophobia

A small Bornean epiphytic orchid, formerly the monotypic genus Entomophobia (E. kinabaluensis), associated with the Mount Kinabalu area and the hill and lower montane forests of northern Borneo. Treat it as an intermediate, constantly moist, shaded epiphyte with no dry season.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in mossy hill and lower montane forest; little is published beyond the original description, so microhabitat is inferred from the genus and the record sites.

Record sites model at roughly 900–1300 m; one point near Kinabalu models at about 3100 m, likely a coarse locality rather than the real station.

SabahSarawakBruneiKalimantan

🔒 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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