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Masdevallia chuspipatae

A small Bolivian Masdevallia named for Chuspipata, a pass on the old Coroico road in the Yungas of La Paz, where cloud forest sits at roughly 2,800–3,200 m. It is a cold-to-cool grower that wants saturated, moving air and cold nights; the lowland climate in the data does not apply.

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 high, permanently misty Yungas cloud forest on the Cotapata slope, on mossy trunks and branches among ferns and bromeliads.

Type locality around Chuspipata is about 3,000 m; expect the species between roughly 2,500 and 3,200 m.

Bolivia

🔒 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.