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

Paphiopedilum sugiyamanum

A Bornean slipper described by Cavestro in 2001 and still very poorly documented. Grow it like the mottled-leaved Bornean slippers: warm-intermediate, shady, humid and evenly moist all year.

Paphiopedilum sugiyamanum
Photo: orchidgalore, CC BY 2.0, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No wild records are mapped. Bornean slippers of this type grow terrestrially in leaf litter and humus on shaded forest slopes; this profile assumes the same.

Unknown; the measured site is a regional point at 432 m and may be warmer than the true habitat.

Borneo

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.