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Orchids Partly documented

Trichoglottis australiensis

A small monopodial epiphytic orchid known only from the rainforests of the McIlwraith and Iron Range area on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. It needs constant warmth, bright filtered light and high humidity, with a drier but still humid winter.

Trichoglottis australiensis
Photo: Lewis Roberts, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on trees in tropical rainforest and gallery forest, usually where humidity stays high along creeks; detail generalised from the genus and the few records.

Recorded at 300–500 m, median 450 m, in the McIlwraith Range.

Queensland

🔒 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.