Masdevallia crescenticola

Masdevallia crescenticola (Lehmann & Kraenzlin, 1921) is an obscure Colombian and Ecuadorian species with almost nothing published beyond its description. The few wild records straddle the humid Choco lowlands and the Antioquia cloud forest, so grow it as an intermediate Masdevallia with high humidity and moving air until your own plant tells you otherwise.

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

Presumed epiphyte of wet forest on the western side of the Colombian Andes; the records sit in the very wet Choco region, one of them high in Antioquia cloud forest.

Records carry no elevations; georeferenced sites lie at about 300 m in Choco and 2440 m in Antioquia, so the true band is unknown and probably between.

ColombiaEcuadorChocoAntioquia

🔒 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.