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

Oncidium lepidum

An Ecuadorian Oncidium described by Linden and Reichenbach in 1870 and almost unknown since; GBIF has no wild records with coordinates. The measured climate comes from a single site chosen from the region, an intermediate, very humid Amazonian-slope locality at about 1,200 m.

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 habitat records. Presumed epiphyte of humid forest on the Andean slopes of Ecuador.

No recorded elevation; the region-derived climate site is at 1,215 m on the eastern Andean slope.

Ecuador

🔒 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.