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Coelogyne pandurata

The 'black orchid' of Borneo and Malaya, a large creeping epiphyte with flattened pseudobulbs and bright green flowers with a black-marked lip. It is a warm, humid lowland grower with no rest, and needs space to ramble.

Coelogyne pandurata
Photo: Sander, F., 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in humid lowland and hill forest, often near rivers or in swampy forest, growing on large trunks and branches.

Mostly lowland, from near sea level to around 1,000 m; records carry few elevations.

BorneoPeninsular MalaysiaSumatraPhilippines

🔒 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.