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Masdevallia epallax

Masdevallia epallax Koniger is a Costa Rican species with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF and almost nothing published on its habitat. Grow it as an intermediate Central American cloud-forest Masdevallia: humid, airy, with cool nights and no hard dry rest.

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
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed an epiphyte of wet montane forest in the Costa Rican cordilleras, as for the other Masdevallias of the country; no locality notes are available to us.

Unknown; probably 1200 to 2200 m like related Costa Rican species. The 540 m climate site is a placeholder.

Costa Rica

🔒 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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