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Dendrobium bicarinatum

A Bornean Dendrobium described by Ames and Schweinfurth in 1920 from North Borneo, with old herbarium records from the Kinabalu area and the Menetendok river. There are no wild coordinates, so conditions are generalised from lowland to hill forest in northern Borneo.

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 epiphyte of forest in northern Borneo, known from the Kinabalu region and the Menetendok river valley. No habitat notes survive on the labels seen.

Unknown. The collection localities suggest lowland to hill forest, perhaps up to about 1000 m.

Borneo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ 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.