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Oncidium lineoligerum

Oncidium lineoligerum is an epiphytic orchid of wet lowland forest from Honduras to Ecuador and northern Peru, most often recorded in Costa Rica. Most records are below 500 m, where it is hot and humid all year with a short drier spell. Give it warm, bright, humid conditions and steady water.

Oncidium lineoligerum
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No detailed habitat description was found. Records are concentrated in the lowland rainforest of the Caribbean and Pacific slopes of Central America and western Ecuador, where Oncidium species grow as epiphytes on branches. Light is inferred.

GBIF records span 2–1,530 m, median 150 m (68 records).

ColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorHondurasNicaraguaPanamáPeru

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.