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Maxillaria adendrobium

A small epiphytic Maxillaria recorded from the Greater Antilles through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, mostly in warm, wet lowland and lower-montane forest around 500 m. Grow it warm and evenly moist under bright shade, with no hard dry rest.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Wet tropical forest, growing on trunks and branches; the wide spread of records suggests a tolerant species of humid lowland to lower-montane forest. Details are inferred from the records and the genus.

Recorded from 100 to 2600 m, but the median is 500 m; most records are warm lowland or foothill sites.

CubaJamaicaDominican RepublicCosta RicaPanamáColombiaEcuadorPeruCentral American Pacific Is.

🔒 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.