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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Maxillaria gracilipes

An obscure Maxillaria from Peru and Bolivia with no georeferenced wild records, so this profile relies on what is typical of Andean Maxillaria. Treat it as a humid, intermediate-to-cool epiphyte with a night drop until better information turns up.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

No localities are recorded. Most Maxillaria from Peru and Bolivia grow as epiphytes in humid Yungas and montane cloud forest on the eastern Andean slopes.

Unknown. Related species in the same countries grow mostly from about 1000 to 3000 m.

PeruBolivia

🔒 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.