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

Oncidium maduroi

Described by Dressler in 2000 and listed for Costa Rica and Panama, this is a poorly documented Central American Oncidium with no georeferenced wild records. The profile assumes a humid, warm-intermediate forest epiphyte; the measured climate comes from placeholder lowland sites.

Oncidium maduroi
Photo: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Not documented beyond the original description; inferred as a forest epiphyte like most Central American Oncidium.

Unknown; the placeholder sites are at 45 m and 540 m.

Costa 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.