Maxillaria caparaoensis

A Maxillaria named for the Serra do Caparaó, a high mountain range on the border of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo in Brazil. Grow it as a cool-to-intermediate orchid with bright filtered light, and give it a drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No species habitat account was found. The Caparaó range has montane Atlantic forest and, higher up, rocky campos de altitude; Maxillaria there grow as epiphytes or on rocks in bright, misty conditions.

The single record sits at about 1500 m; the range climbs to almost 2900 m, so the species may also occur higher.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.