Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi is a small lowland epiphytic moth orchid that ranges from Indochina to western Malesia and the Philippines. It has thick, flattened flower spikes shaped like deer antlers, which keep producing waxy yellow flowers barred with red-brown for years. Herbarium labels place it in hot, humid lowland forest, often near rivers or on limestone, so it wants warmth and brighter light than most moth orchids.

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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte, and sometimes a lithophyte, of lowland forest. Specimen labels mention limestone rockfaces and limestone hill forest in Malaysia, riverbank and moist secondary forest in Thailand and Sarawak, and forest near streams. It usually grows in brighter, more open positions than the shade-loving Phalaenopsis species.

Specimens with altitudes range from sea level to about 300 m (for example 0 m in SE Thailand, 50 m in Sarawak and 150–300 m in the Kwae Noi basin). It is a lowland species.

MyanmarThailandCambodiaPeninsular MalaysiaSingaporeSumatraJavaBorneoPhilippines

🔒 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.