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Schismatoglottis motleyana

A common and widespread Bornean Schismatoglottis, 20–50 cm tall, that spreads by stolons into colonies or clumps. It grows on rainforest floors in both mature and secondary forest and even in disturbed sites such as rubber plantations, making it one of the tougher species in cultivation.

Schismatoglottis motleyana
Photo: Lemaire, Charles Antoine, Public domain, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial (rarely on rock) on secondary and mature rainforest floor and in disturbed sites such as rubber plantations, over a variety of substrates. Stoloniferous, forming colonies.

Wild records span 25–1425 m, median about 45 m.

Borneo

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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.