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Coelogyne kelamensis

A lowland Bornean Coelogyne known from a handful of records in Indonesian Kalimantan, near sea level to about 300 m. It is a warm, constantly wet epiphyte; little else is published, so care follows the warm-growing members of the genus.

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

Lowland rainforest of Kalimantan; the name likely refers to Bukit Kelam in West Kalimantan. Assumed epiphytic.

Climate sites at 33–292 m.

West KalimantanCentral KalimantanBorneo

🔒 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.