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Maxillaria baudoensis

A little-known Maxillaria named for the Serranía de Baudó in Colombia's Chocó, one of the wettest places on Earth. Its recorded site is warm lowland to foothill rainforest with rain every month and no dry season. Grow it warm, shaded and constantly humid, with no 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

Known from very few collections in the Pacific rainforest of the Chocó. Like most Maxillaria it is probably an epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid forest; this is inferred from the genus.

The single site is recorded at about 390 m in the Baudó range.

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.