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Dendrobium albopurpureum

A small epiphytic dendrobium from the monsoon hills of northern Indochina, southern China and Assam, first described by Seidenfaden as Flickingeria albopurpurea. Like other former Flickingeria it has a branching rhizome of slim, single-leaved pseudobulbs and short-lived flowers. The measured sites have a cool, dry winter and a hot, wet summer.

Dendrobium albopurpureum
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Former Flickingeria are epiphytes on trunks and branches in seasonal evergreen and hill forest. Habitat detail for this species is thin; this is inferred from the group and the measured sites.

The few records with elevation sit at about 1600 m; most Yunnan records lack elevation.

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralLaosMyanmarThailandVietnam

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✓ 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
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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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.