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Phalaenopsis kunstleri

A rare Phalaenopsis described by Hooker and found from Myanmar to Peninsular Malaysia. No georeferenced wild records are available, so conditions are built from two representative points in the range and from its close relatives: a warm, shade-loving epiphyte that likes steady moisture.

Phalaenopsis kunstleri
Photo: M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), Public domain, 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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat description was found. Like other Phalaenopsis of the region, it is presumed to grow on tree trunks and branches in shaded, humid lowland and hill forest.

Unknown. The two placeholder points are at about 160 m (Malaysia) and 460 m (Myanmar).

MyanmarMalaya

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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.