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Pleurothallis allenii

A small epiphytic pleurothallid orchid from wet premontane forest in Panama and Honduras, recorded at 550–1,000 m. It needs intermediate-warm temperatures, shade, constantly high humidity and roots that never dry out completely.

Pleurothallis allenii
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

An epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in very wet forest on the Caribbean-influenced slopes of central Panama. Habitat details come from the genus and the records rather than species-specific studies.

Recorded at 550–1,000 m, median 800 m.

HondurasPanamá

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.