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Pleurothallis callifera

A small Pleurothallis of southern Venezuela, recorded mainly on the tepuis and uplands of Amazonas and Bolívar at 1400–1800 m. Treat it as a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest epiphyte: low light, constant moisture, high humidity and moving air.

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

Records fall on the sandstone tepuis and upland massifs of the Guayana Shield, where Pleurothallis grow as epiphytes on mossy branches in wet montane forest.

Four records with elevations span 1400–1800 m, median 1800 m. One site sits at about 2200 m and another on lowland at about 110 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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.