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Campylocentrum micranthum
Fairy bentspur orchid is a tiny epiphytic orchid that grows on tree branches in wet tropical forests, rarely grown in homes. Key to growing it is bright, humid conditions with a mounted or airy root setup.
Campylocentrum micranthum is a species of orchid. It is native to an area from Jalisco east to Puerto Rico and south to Bolivia and Brazil.
Arboreal Bentspur Orchid · Campylocentrum grisebachii · Campylocentrum insulare · Leafless bentspur orchid · Bentspur orchids
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Campylocentrum micranthum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
