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Dendrobium arfakense

A little-known epiphytic Dendrobium named after the Arfak Mountains on the Bird's Head Peninsula of western New Guinea (J.J.Sm., 1913). The two wild records sit in warm, everwet foothill forest at about 500 m, so it wants steady warmth, high humidity and water all year.

Dendrobium arfakense
Photo: Johannes Jacobus Smith (1867–1947), 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

Presumed an epiphyte in humid foothill forest of the Arfak region; no species-specific habitat notes were reachable.

The measured site is at about 520 m; the Arfak Mountains rise much higher, and the species may also occur upslope.

New Guinea

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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
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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.