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Maxillaria atrovinacea

A little-documented Maxillaria known from the very wet lowland forests of Colombia's Chocó. Treat it as a warm-growing epiphyte that wants constant moisture, high humidity and bright shade, with no 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

Recorded in Pacific-slope rainforest in Chocó, one of the wettest regions on Earth. Like most Maxillaria there, it most likely grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid, shaded forest; this is inferred from the genus and region.

Records lack elevations; the measured site is at about 300 m in the Chocó lowlands.

Colombia (Chocó)

🔒 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.