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Orchids Partly documented

Paphiopedilum acmodontum

A compact, mottled-leaved slipper orchid endemic to the Philippines, known mainly from the mountains of southern Negros. It grows semi-terrestrially in humus on shaded forest slopes at roughly 900–1,500 m, and carries a single green-and-purple flower 7–11 cm across on a stem up to about 35 cm. It is a warm-intermediate, low-light Paphiopedilum that does well under standard mottled-leaf culture.

Paphiopedilum acmodontum
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A semi-terrestrial orchid of shaded montane forest in southern Negros, rooting into humus and leaf litter, probably on slopes and rocky banks. Detailed habitat descriptions are scarce.

Wikipedia gives 1,000–1,500 m, Spanish Wikipedia says up to 1,000 m, and a GBIF record from Lake Balinsasayao is at 900 m.

Philippines

🔒 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.