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Maxillaria auyantepuiensis

A small epiphytic Maxillaria named after Auyán-tepui in Venezuela, recorded on the Guiana Shield and along the eastern Andean slopes at about 500–1,300 m. Grow it as an intermediate-to-warm, humid, bright-shade epiphyte with year-round moisture.

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

Where it grows wild

Inferred from the genus and sites: epiphytic on trunks and branches in humid premontane forest on tepui slopes and Andean foothills.

Recorded at 525–1,280 m, median about 600 m.

VenezuelaGuyanaSurinameBrazil NorthPeruBolivia

🔒 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.