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Dendrobium regium

A deciduous cane Dendrobium endemic to eastern peninsular India, recorded from Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. It grows on trees in monsoon forest with a long, hot dry season and a warm, very wet summer. It needs a strong seasonal cycle: generous water and feeding while the canes grow, then a cool, dry, bright rest.

Dendrobium regium
Photo: M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) Description by R. A. Rolfe (1855–1921), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

It grows on trees in the dry and moist deciduous (sal) forests of the Chota Nagpur plateau and the Eastern Ghats, including Mayurbhanj (Similipal) and the Bonai and Sambalpur hills. Many host trees drop their leaves in the dry season, so the plants get far more light then.

Most specimens lack elevation. The hill ranges it grows in lie mostly at about 300–1100 m. One GBIF record at 2500 m does not fit this region and is probably an error or a cultivated plant.

India (Odisha)India (Jharkhand)India (Chhattisgarh)India (Andhra Pradesh)

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✓ 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
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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.