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Dendrobium capra

A rare, endangered antelope-type Dendrobium endemic to Java, named for its twisted, horn-like petals. It grows as an epiphyte in the seasonally dry teak forests of Yogyakarta and East Java, where poaching and teak logging have wiped out several populations. Grow it hot and bright with a clear, drier dry season.

Dendrobium capra
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

An epiphyte recorded on teak trees (Tectona grandis) in the monsoon teak forests of south-central and eastern Java. Teak drops its leaves in the dry season, so the plants get more light then. A 2024 field observer reports only three surviving populations in Yogyakarta, falling to one of about 70 plants by 2025, and the loss of an East Javan population to teak logging.

No elevations are recorded. The teak forests of Yogyakarta and East Java are lowland to low hill country, mostly below about 500 m.

Java (Yogyakarta)Java (East Java)

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.