Masdevallia berthae

Masdevallia berthae Luer & R.Escobar is a little-known small Ecuadorian species with a single wild record, from the eastern Andean foothills of Zamora-Chinchipe at about 1370 m. The measured climate there is warm-intermediate for the genus, with days in the mid twenties and nights around 15 to 17 C, so grow it as an intermediate rather than a cold Masdevallia.

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

No published habitat notes reach us; the one record sits on the wet Amazon-facing slope of southern Ecuador, where Masdevallias of this elevation grow as small tufted epiphytes in mossy, humid montane forest.

The only record is at about 1370 m; the true range is unknown but is probably a narrow band around this.

EcuadorZamora-Chinchipe

🔒 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.