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Masdevallia bucculenta

Masdevallia bucculenta Luer (1995) is an Ecuadorian species known from one wild record at 1450 m on the Pacific slope of Pichincha, in the Chocó cloud forest around Mindo and Nanegal. It is an intermediate grower from a very humid, mist-soaked belt with a modest drier spell from July to September.

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

The record sits in wet Chocó cloud forest on the western slope of the Andes; assumed to be a small tufted epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches.

One record at 1450 m; likely range about 1200 to 1900 m.

EcuadorPichincha

🔒 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.