Maxillaria barbosae

A small Maxillaria from the high mountains of southeastern and northeastern Brazil, recorded mostly between 1,100 and 1,800 m in the Serra da Mantiqueira region and the Chapada Diamantina. Treat it as a cool-intermediate montane orchid: warm bright days, clearly cool nights and a drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from montane Atlantic Forest and high rocky country; like related small Brazilian Maxillaria it most likely grows as an epiphyte or on mossy rocks in bright, breezy forest edges. Species-specific habitat notes are scarce, so this is inferred from the genus and the recorded sites.

Recorded at 1,110–1,800 m, median about 1,500 m.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil Northeast

🔒 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.