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Paphiopedilum glanduliferum

A multifloral slipper orchid (section Coryopedilum) from north-western New Guinea, where it grows on limestone cliffs and rocks along the coast of islands such as Waigeo and Yapen. It carries several flowers on an upright spike, with long, twisted petals that bear glandular warts, as the name suggests. Grow it as a warm, bright, lime-loving Paphiopedilum.

Paphiopedilum glanduliferum
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 Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Collectors record it as common on limestone coasts, on limestone cliffs along the shore and in shallow humus over limestone rocks. It is a lithophyte on exposed coastal limestone, rooting into pockets of leaf litter.

The well-documented collections are from near sea level on coastal limestone. A few records at 1200-1800 m, including some from Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands, probably belong to related taxa.

Western New Guinea

🔒 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.