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Dendrobium bicaudatum

Dendrobium bicaudatum is a warm-growing epiphyte from Sulawesi, the Moluccas and the Philippines, described by Lindley in 1858. Records come from lowland and hill forest up to about 650 m, so it wants warm, humid conditions with only a slight seasonal dip in humidity.

Dendrobium bicaudatum
Photo: Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, 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

Epiphytic in lowland and hill forest; wild records span Sulawesi and the Moluccas.

Measured sites lie at 30–657 m.

SulawesiMalukuPhilippines

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✓ 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.