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Pelatantheria eakroensis is a rare, endangered epiphytic orchid from southern Vietnam that grows on trees in dry lowland forest. Its xeromorphic (drought-adapted) features mean it needs dry conditions and good air movement rather than constant wetness.
Pelatantheria eakroensis is a species of epiphytic or lithophytic orchid occurring in Vietnam. The plants are endemic to southern Vietnam.
They are found under dry conditions in southern Vietnamese dry lowland Dipterocarp forests and have obvious xeromorphic features. This species is very rare, and considered endangered. It is found on silicate and thus commonly acidic basement rock at elevations of 0 to 800 m a.s.l on other plants. Lithophytic growth has not been reported.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pelatantheria eakroensis 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.
