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Orchids Partly documented

Pleurothallis bowmanni

A small pleurothallid orchid from the Atlantic Forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil, known from very few records. Grow it like other Brazilian Atlantic Forest pleurothallids: shaded, humid and intermediate to warm, never fully dry.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Recorded in the mountainous Atlantic Forest of central Espírito Santo, where pleurothallids grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks and branches in humid forest. Habitat detail is inferred from the genus and region.

No record carries an elevation; the climate site is at about 560 m, but the surrounding mountains reach over 1,000 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.