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Masdevallia bangii

Masdevallia bangii, described by Schlechter in 1922, is a small-flowered species with a disjunct range from southern Ecuador to the Bolivian Yungas. Wild records sit at 600 to 2,260 m with a median near 1,500 m, so it is an intermediate rather than cold grower, and the measured climate there is mild, humid and remarkably even.

Masdevallia bangii
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Wet montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes, as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid, shaded forest.

Recorded at 600 to 2,263 m, median 1,500 m (19 records). The lower records are unusually low for the genus and may lift the day temperatures in the average slightly.

EcuadorBoliviaPeru

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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
✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.