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Masdevallia cretata

Masdevallia cretata is a Luer species from 2002 known only from Ecuador, with no wild GBIF records and no published cultivation notes. The one georeferenced climate site is on the humid eastern Andean foothills of Morona-Santiago, so treat it as an intermediate-growing, humidity-loving Masdevallia and set confidence low.

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 montane forest on the Amazonian slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, where cloud and rain persist all year.

No recorded elevation; the single climate site is at about 1200 m on the eastern slope, and the species may grow higher.

EcuadorMorona-Santiago

🔒 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.