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Dendrobium mirbelianum

Dark-stemmed antler orchid

A large, warm-growing antler orchid (section Spatulata) from coastal lowlands of Maluku, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and north-east Queensland, with blackish-brown canes up to 1 m and brown flowers with a yellow, red-veined lip. It typically grows in mangroves and coastal swamp forest in bright light and constant heat. It is listed as endangered in Australia because of land clearing.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as an epiphyte, occasionally on rocks, in mangroves, coastal swamps and lowland forest near the sea, usually high on trunks and branches in bright, broken light. Some plants have open, insect-pollinated flowers and others self-pollinate with flowers that barely open.

Strictly lowland. The five GBIF records with an elevation are at 2–102 m, median 40 m.

Sulawesi and MalukuNew Guinea and the Bismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsPalau (Caroline Islands)North-east Queensland

🔒 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.