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Maxillaria bomboizensis

An Ecuadorian Maxillaria known from a single record near Bomboiza in Morona-Santiago, in the wet eastern Andean foothills at about 800 m. Grow it as a warm-to-intermediate epiphyte with filtered light, high humidity and 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

One record from the Amazonian foothills of south-eastern Ecuador. Like most foothill Maxillaria, it is presumably an epiphyte on trunks and branches in humid forest.

Records lack elevations; the single site is at about 800 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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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