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Dendrobium milaniae

A small epiphytic Dendrobium known only from Leyte in the eastern Visayas, Philippines. It was described in 1996 and is sometimes placed in Eurycaulis. It grows on trees overhanging water below about 600 m. It has semi-pendulous growth, pseudobulbs about 10 by 2 cm with three to six leaves near the top, and flowers about 1.5 cm across. Grow it warm, bright and humid all year.

Dendrobium milaniae
Photo: Ronny Boos, CC0, 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

It is an epiphyte on trees above bodies of water, such as streams and rivers. These sites are more open than the surrounding forest, and the air is very humid.

It is recorded up to about 600 m, so it grows in lowland to lower hill forest.

Philippines

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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 CC0 licence, unmodified.