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Dendrobium amboinense

A lowland epiphytic Dendrobium (once placed in Euphlebium) from Ambon and nearby islands in the Banda Sea, Indonesia. Its pseudobulbs reach about 50 cm with two or three short leaves, and it bears spidery, drooping flowers up to 20 cm across that open at night white and fade to pale orange before closing by the evening, each flush lasting about a day. It needs hot, humid, bright conditions year-round.

Dendrobium amboinense
Photo: Probably Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith., this drawing not signed Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) ), 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

An ephemeral-flowering lowland species of Ambon and nearby islands, growing as an epiphyte on trees in hot, humid lowland forest.

No elevation is given in the sources; it is described as a lowland species, so sites are probably below about 500 m.

Maluku (Indonesia)

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✓ 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.