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Masdevallia arminii

Masdevallia arminii, described by Linden and Reichenbach in 1854, is a cold-growing epiphyte of the high oak forests of Colombia's Cordillera Oriental, recorded on Quercus humboldtii trees at 2,400 to 2,650 m in Boyacá, Santander and Cundinamarca.

Masdevallia arminii
Photo: Florence H. Woolward (illustrator); B.S. Marquess of Lothian (editors), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Collections describe it growing on oak trees at mountain passes and in the mossy high-Andean forest of Boyacá and Santander, and note its short, dark ramicauls. These are cold, wet, fog-bound forests with frequent cloud.

Specimen labels give 2,400 m at Peña de Gallo, 2,500 to 2,600 m at Cachirí and 2,650 m in Boyacá.

ColombiaBoyacáSantanderCundinamarcaAntioquia

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✓ 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
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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.