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Masdevallia alphonsiana

Masdevallia alphonsiana L.E.Matthews is a recently described (2018) Colombian species with no wild occurrence records in GBIF; the lowland climate attached to it in the data is a placeholder, not a habitat. Until collection data are published, grow it as a cool-to-intermediate Colombian cloud-forest Masdevallia.

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

Not published in any page reached. Newly described Colombian Masdevallia usually come from wet montane forest of the Central or Western Cordillera, growing as small epiphytes in shade.

No elevation on record; assume the 1,500–2,800 m band typical of the genus in Colombia.

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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