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Dendrobium angustifolium

A widespread Southeast Asian epiphyte, long known as Flickingeria angustifolia (and earlier Desmotrichum and Ephemerantha), from the Himalaya and southern China to Java and Borneo. Like other Flickingeria-type dendrobiums it forms branching stems with small pseudobulbs and short-lived, one-day flowers.

Dendrobium angustifolium
Photo: Smith, J. J., Public domain, 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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte of lowland to hill forest, recorded from 100 to 1250 m. Flickingeria-type plants usually hang from trunks and branches in bright, humid forest.

Recorded 100–1250 m, median 600 m (10 records).

BorneoCambodiaChina SoutheastEast HimalayaHainanJawaLaosMalayaMyanmarSumateraThailandTibetVietnam

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.