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Maxillaria curtipes

A Central American Maxillaria listed for Guatemala and Costa Rica but with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF. Conditions here are estimates for a humid-forest epiphyte of the region, grown intermediate to warm, shaded and humid, with a short drier spell in late winter.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat data was available. It is assumed to be an epiphyte of humid lowland to premontane forest, like most Central American Maxillaria.

Unknown. The two climate sites are region-based points at 353 m in Guatemala and 540 m in Costa Rica, not collection localities.

GuatemalaCosta Rica

🔒 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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