Sign in Start free
Species library › Coelogyne › Coelogyne fonstenebrarum
Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Coelogyne fonstenebrarum

A rarely recorded Coelogyne endemic to Borneo, with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF; its single climate site is in the hills of the Sarawak–Kalimantan border region. Grow it as a warm, very humid, shade-tolerant hill-forest epiphyte.

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

Little published beyond the original description. Assumed to be an epiphyte of wet lowland to hill forest, typical of Bornean Coelogyne.

The single climate site is at about 430 m; no elevation records exist.

Borneo

🔒 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

Grow Coelogyne fonstenebrarum? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Coelogyne

Coelogyne miniata Coelogyne fimbriata Coelogyne imbricata Coelogyne cristata Coelogyne suaveolens Coelogyne cobbiana Coelogyne pandurata Coelogyne bracteosa Coelogyne flaccida Coelogyne glumacea Coelogyne barbata Coelogyne ignisiflora All 600 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.