Maxillaria dunstervillei

A Venezuelan Maxillaria known from very few collections, the only wild record coming from about 2000 m in the tepui country of Amazonas state. Treat it as a cool, constantly wet highland orchid: mild days, cool nights and humidity that rarely falls below 90 percent. Little is published on the plant itself, so the conditions below come from that one site and the genus.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The single record sits at about 2000 m on the sandstone highlands of southern Venezuela, where Maxillaria species grow as epiphytes or on rock in mossy, wind-swept scrub and cloud forest. Its exact microhabitat has not been documented.

One record, at about 2000 m; the elevation range is otherwise unknown.

Venezuela

🔒 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.