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Masdevallia aguirrei

Masdevallia aguirrei Luer & R.Escobar is a little-documented Colombian species with no wild GBIF records. Grow it as a cool-to-intermediate Andean cloud-forest Masdevallia; ignore the hot lowland climate attached to the data.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed a small tufted epiphyte of humid Andean cloud forest, as for nearly all Colombian Masdevallias; no species-specific habitat notes are available to us.

Unknown; likely 1500 to 2800 m. The climate site in the data is a hot lowland placeholder at 174 m and does not represent this plant.

Colombia

🔒 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.