Masdevallia carmenensis

Masdevallia carmenensis Luer & Malo is an Ecuadorian species described in 1978 from the high cloud forests of the southern Andes; the single wild record sits at about 2700 m in the Azuay and Morona-Santiago border country east of Cuenca. The measured climate there is cold and wet all year, with nights of 7 to 9 C, so it is a true cold-to-cool grower.

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

An epiphyte of wet upper montane cloud forest on the eastern slope of the southern Ecuadorian Andes, growing in moss in shade with near-constant mist; little has been published about it beyond the description.

The one georeferenced record is at 2726 m; the climate site uses that elevation.

Ecuador

🔒 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.