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Coelogyne kinabaluensis

A Bornean Coelogyne named after Mount Kinabalu, recorded in Sabah and Kalimantan. It grows in wet hill and montane forest that is humid and rainy all year. The measured climate is probably warmer than the species' true montane habitat, so grow it intermediate to cool.

Coelogyne kinabaluensis
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 of wet montane forest on Kinabalu and other Bornean mountains. Details are generalised from the genus.

Few elevations recorded; the name and Kinabalu records suggest montane forest, probably 1,000–2,000 m.

Malaysia (Sabah)Indonesia (Kalimantan)

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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 2.0 licence, unmodified.