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Phalaenopsis robinsonii

A very poorly known pendulous epiphyte from the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, known only from its holotype, collected by C. B. Robinson on Ambon. It has four or five leaves up to 31 cm long and few-flowered, arching inflorescences of fleshy white flowers spotted lilac, and belongs with P. amboinensis and P. modesta in section Amboinenses. Plants sold under this name should be treated with caution; care follows its lowland Moluccan relatives.

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

A pendulous epiphyte, hanging from trunks and branches. Nothing further is recorded about its habitat beyond the single type collection; its close relatives grow in humid lowland forest.

No elevation is recorded. Ambon is a small island and its relatives in section Amboinenses are lowland plants, so a warm lowland origin is likely.

Maluku

🔒 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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