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Phalaenopsis zebrina

An old name by Teijsmann and Binnendijk, usually treated as a synonym of Phalaenopsis sumatrana, the striped-flowered lowland species of Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. There are no wild records under this name, so grow it as P. sumatrana: warm, shaded, humid and evenly moist.

Phalaenopsis zebrina
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, 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

Under P. sumatrana, it is an epiphyte of humid lowland forest, often on trees near rivers and streams.

No elevation is recorded under this name. P. sumatrana grows mainly in the lowlands.

SumatraBorneoPeninsular Malaysia

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.