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Phalaenopsis thailandica

A small epiphytic Phalaenopsis described by Gruss and Roeth from plants that had been grown as P. gibbosa; it differs in its white flowers without the green suffusion and larger yellow areas on the lip side lobes. Its type material comes from the Myanmar–Thailand border region, and most 'P. gibbosa' in cultivation is actually this species. Wild habitat data are almost absent, so care is inferred from P. gibbosa and the regional monsoon climate: warm, shaded and humid, with a slightly cooler, drier winter.

Phalaenopsis thailandica
Photo: K. P. Wojtas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat has been published for wild plants. Its close relative P. gibbosa grows as an epiphyte in humid evergreen forest, including on limestone hills, at around 700 m, and P. thailandica is presumed to occupy similar shaded forest.

Unknown; the close relative P. gibbosa is recorded at about 700 m.

ThailandMyanmar

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✓ 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.