Masdevallia eurynogaster

Masdevallia eurynogaster was described by Luer and Andreetta in 1988 from the wet eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes in Morona-Santiago, at about 1500 m. It is an intermediate to cool grower from forest that is wet all year, with no dry season to mimic.

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

Very wet montane forest on the Amazon-facing slope of southern Ecuador at about 1500 m, where rain falls every month; a small epiphyte in shade on mossy trunks and branches.

About 1500 m from the single collecting site; the record carries no elevation of its own.

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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