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Pleurothallis bivalvis

A widespread small pleurothallid epiphyte ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia and the Guianas, most often recorded in Andean montane and cloud forest around 1,800 m. It is a constant-moisture orchid with no dry rest, suited to intermediate, humid, shaded conditions.

Pleurothallis bivalvis
Photo: Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches in humid montane and cloud forest, with some lowland records in the Guianas and Mexico. Conditions here are built from the measured range and general Pleurothallis ecology.

Recorded from 28 to 3,885 m with a median of 1,825 m, so most populations live in intermediate to cool montane forest.

BoliviaColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestPanamáPeruSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela

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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.