Vanda malipoensis

A Vanda described from Malipo county in south-eastern Yunnan in 2014 (Phytotaxa 186). The area is karst limestone country with a monsoon climate. No measured climate is available, so the conditions below come from the region and from other south Chinese Vanda.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes on the records. Malipo is limestone karst with seasonal broadleaf forest, where Vanda grow on trees or rocks in fairly bright light.

Not recorded. Malipo county lies mostly between about 1000 and 1500 m.

China South-Central

🔒 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.