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Dendrobium barbatulum

A small Dendrobium endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, recorded from Maharashtra to Karnataka. It experiences an extreme monsoon, with 400 to 850 mm a month from June to September, followed by a long, hot, almost rainless dry season. It needs a real dry rest to grow and flower well.

Dendrobium barbatulum
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), 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

Epiphytic in the semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest of the Western Ghats. The habitat is inferred from the record locations, since detailed field notes were not reachable.

Elevations are mostly unrecorded. The climate sites are 590 to 1,200 m.

India

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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.