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Orchids Partly documented

Dendrobium anceps

A section Aporum dendrobium from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina and the Andamans, with long flattened stems clothed in two ranks of fleshy, triangular leaves and small greenish flowers borne among them. It lives through a monsoon climate with a cool, dry winter.

Dendrobium anceps
Photo: M. Hart del., J. Watts sc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in lowland and foothill forest, on trunks and branches in fairly bright positions. Inferred from its range and section.

Records with elevation span 200–325 m; climate sites run from sea level to about 1000 m, with one Bhutan site at 2170 m.

East HimalayaNepalAssamBangladeshMyanmarThailandLaosCambodiaVietnamAndaman Is.Nicobar Is.

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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.