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Dendrobium aciculare

Dendrobium aciculare is a Lindley species (1840) with slender, needle-like terete leaves, native to peninsular Thailand, Malaya and Borneo. The only GBIF record is from about 1230 m in interior Borneo, but literature on related terete-leaved species suggests it is mainly a lowland to hill-forest epiphyte, so a warm-intermediate regime is safest.

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 of humid forest; the single record is from montane interior Borneo.

One record at about 1230 m; the species likely also occurs lower.

BorneoMalayaThailand

🔒 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.