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Oncidium ayabacanum

A Peruvian Oncidium described by Bennett and Christenson in 1998, named for Ayabaca in the highlands of Piura, northern Peru. There are no georeferenced records, so these conditions follow intermediate Andean Oncidium from a seasonally dry region rather than the lowland climate in the data.

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

Where it grows wild

No habitat details were found; the name points to the Ayabaca highlands, a region of montane forest remnants with a long dry season.

Unknown; Ayabaca lies in the northern Peruvian Andes at roughly 2,000 to 3,000 m.

Peru

🔒 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.