Goodyera yamiana

A terrestrial jewel orchid endemic to Taiwan, with records only from Lanyu (Orchid Island) off the southeast coast. It wants warm, constantly humid, deeply shaded conditions like a tropical forest floor, with no real cold or dry season.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Like other Goodyera it grows in leaf litter and humus on the floor of humid broadleaf forest. Lanyu is a small tropical island with very wet, warm, and windy weather.

Records are from Lanyu; the climate is adjusted to about 425 m, though the island's land rises from sea level to about 550 m.

TaiwanLanyu (Orchid Island)

🔒 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.