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Maxillaria atwoodiana

A rarely recorded epiphytic Maxillaria from Costa Rica and Colombia, known in GBIF from a single Chocó lowland record. Treat it as a warm, constantly wet-forest epiphyte: shaded, humid and never allowed to dry out.

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

The only usable record is from the very wet Pacific lowland forest of Chocó, Colombia; as a Maxillaria it is presumably an epiphyte on trunks and branches. Habitat details are thin.

One record near 100 m; the species may also occur higher in Costa Rica, which is unmeasured.

ColombiaCosta Rica

🔒 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.