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Orchids Partly documented

Maxillaria lineolata

A small Maxillaria of Mexico and Central America, recorded mostly in lowland forest of Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz, Petén and Belize. It wants warm conditions all year and a somewhat drier late winter and spring, like many Mesoamerican lowland epiphytes.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in lowland and foothill tropical forest, including seasonally dry forest; habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,900 m, with a median of only 194 m.

Mexico (Gulf, Southeast, Southwest)BelizeGuatemalaHondurasEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta RicaPanama

🔒 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.