Macodes petola

The classic jewel orchid, grown for its dark velvety leaves netted with gold veins. It creeps over the floor of humid forest from Sumatra and Java to Borneo, the Philippines and the southern Ryukyus; give it low light, warm stable temperatures and very high humidity.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial creeping orchid of moist, shaded forest floors and mossy banks, rooting in leaf litter, mostly at 300–1,600 m.

Records span 8–1,372 m, median 914 m; literature gives 300–1,600 m.

SumatraJavaBorneoPeninsular MalaysiaThailandPhilippinesRyukyu Islands

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.5 dk licence, unmodified.