Masdevallia alexandrae

Masdevallia alexandrae Luer is an accepted name in the GBIF backbone but has no wild occurrence records and no distribution data behind it, so this profile is built from the genus rather than the species. Treat it as a typical cool-growing Andean cloud-forest Masdevallia until better information appears, and note that it is easily confused with Masdevallia alexandri from Ecuador.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Unrecorded. Almost all Masdevallia are epiphytes or occasional lithophytes of wet montane and cloud forest in the tropical Andes, in shade or dappled light on mossy trunks and branches.

No elevation is recorded for this species; the genus is concentrated between about 1,500 and 3,000 m.

🔒 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.