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Oncidium mandritum

Oncidium mandritum, described as Heteranthocidium mandritum, is a Colombian epiphyte of the group whose branched spikes carry many sterile flowers. Its two records come from about 1850 m in Antioquia, where it is cool-intermediate, humid and wet all year.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

An epiphyte of humid montane forest in the Central Cordillera of Antioquia; the Heteranthocidium group usually grows in fairly bright positions in the upper branches or forest edges.

Recorded site at about 1850 m (2 records, one locality).

Colombia

🔒 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.