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Masdevallia beckendorfii

Masdevallia beckendorfii was described by Dalström and Ruíz Pérez in 2014 from Peru and is known from almost nothing beyond that description. Treat it as a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest Masdevallia of the northern Peruvian Andes: shaded, constantly humid and evenly moist, with cool nights.

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

Presumed epiphyte of humid montane cloud forest in the Peruvian Andes, on mossy trunks in shade.

No measured elevation. Recently described Peruvian Masdevallia mostly come from 1,800 to 2,800 m cloud forest.

Peru

🔒 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.