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Maxillaria equitans

A widespread South American Maxillaria with fan-like, overlapping (equitant) leaves, found from the Guianas through the Amazon basin and Andean foothills to Bolivia. It is a warm-growing epiphyte for humid conditions and steady watering.

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

Recorded in lowland and foothill rainforest of the Amazon basin and the Andean piedmont; it grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches.

Recorded from near sea level to 1,240 m, median about 510 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazilVenezuelaGuyana

🔒 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.