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Phalaenopsis javanica

A small, rare Phalaenopsis from Java and Sumatra with glossy, waxy leaves up to 22 cm long and fleshy, cupped cream to yellowish flowers about 3 cm across, marked with stripes or bars. The one well-documented wild population, on a mountain in West Java, was destroyed by collectors after its discovery in the 1970s, and the species may now be extinct in the wild. Grow it like other warm Phalaenopsis: shade, warmth, high humidity and no long dry rest.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in humid forest. Almost nothing has been published about its wild microhabitat beyond the West Javan mountain population destroyed by poaching; like its close relatives it probably grew on shaded trunks and branches in humid forest.

No records carry an elevation, and published accounts only say it came from a mountain in West Java, suggesting submontane forest, perhaps 500–1000 m; this is an inference.

JawaSumatera

🔒 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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