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Maxillaria subrepens

A small creeping epiphytic Maxillaria of warm lowland rainforest across the Amazon basin and the Guianas. Treat it as a warm, humid, shaded grower that never wants to dry out hard.

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

Epiphyte on trunks and branches in wet lowland and foothill rainforest, mostly below 500 m. Details of its microhabitat are not well documented, so this profile leans on the genus and the measured climate.

Recorded from sea level to about 1090 m, median about 210 m.

BoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaPeruSurinameVenezuela

🔒 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.