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Orchids Partly documented

Goodyera cordata

A small evergreen jewel orchid of subtropical East and South Asia, with GBIF records mostly from Yakushima and the Ryukyu Islands and one from Yunnan. It creeps through leaf litter on shaded, humid forest floors, so it wants low light, steady moisture and mild temperatures with a cooler winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Moist, shaded floor of evergreen broadleaf forest, rooting in humus and leaf litter, as is usual for Goodyera. Species-specific habitat notes were not found.

Records run from near sea level in the Ryukyus to about 770 m on Yakushima and about 1560 m in Yunnan.

JapanRyukyu IslandsTaiwanSouthern ChinaVietnamThailandAssamSri Lanka

🔒 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.