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Hidden Bulbophyllum
Bulbophyllum clandestinum
Widely distributed epiphytic Bulbophyllum from humid forests of South and Southeast Asia into the western Pacific. Plants form creeping chains of pseudobulbs that carry a single leaf, producing small, often hidden flowers close to the rhizome. Intermediate temperatures, medium light and consistently moist, humid conditions suit it best.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Typical size
- small 8–15cm
- Humidity
- 70–90%
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Elevation
- Submontane (500–1,000 m), Montane (1,000–2,000 m)
- Flowering
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Cool → Warm
- Mean temperature
- 13–22 °C
- Day temperature
- 16–26 °C
- Night temperature
- 10–19 °C
- Summer mean
- 19–25 °C
- Winter mean
- 11–16 °C
- Temperature span
- 16 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–14 °C
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal, Four seasons
- Adaptability
- Moderately adaptable
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- Bangladesh
- India
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Ecosystems
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Habitat-specific growing context
Rainforest
Consistently wet; high humidity
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Very humid
- Elevation
- Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 22 °C
- Day temperature
- 25 °C
- Night temperature
- 19 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Cloud forest
Montane + saturated air; frequent fog/condensation
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Very humid
- Elevation
- Montane
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 17 °C
- Day temperature
- 20 °C
- Night temperature
- 14 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Wet forest
Very humid forest; frequent wetness
- Latitude
- Subtropical, Tropical
- Moisture
- Humid, Very humid
- Elevation
- Montane, Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 17–22 °C
- Day temperature
- 21–26 °C
- Night temperature
- 14–19 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
Moist forest
Moderately humid forest
- Latitude
- Subtropical
- Moisture
- Humid
- Elevation
- Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 18 °C
- Day temperature
- 22 °C
- Night temperature
- 15 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 8 °C
Temperate rainforest
Cool/wet coastal orographic forests
- Latitude
- Warm temperate
- Moisture
- Very humid
- Elevation
- Submont
- Seasonality
- Four seasons
- Mean temperature
- 13 °C
- Day temperature
- 16 °C
- Night temperature
- 10 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 14 °C
Temperate forest
Four-season forest zones
- Latitude
- Warm temperate
- Moisture
- Humid
- Elevation
- Submont
- Seasonality
- Four seasons
- Mean temperature
- 13 °C
- Day temperature
- 17 °C
- Night temperature
- 10 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 14 °C
Seasonal context
- Very small annual temperature swing; fairly consistent through the year
- Pronounced annual temperature swing (temperate climates)
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