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Masdevallia eyrei

Masdevallia eyrei J.M.H.Shaw is a name published in the Orchid Review in 2014, listed by Kew as endemic to Ecuador, with no wild GBIF records and no published cultivation notes. Grow it as a typical intermediate-to-cool Ecuadorian cloud-forest Masdevallia until its origin is known.

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

Nothing specific is published. Ecuadorian Masdevallias are small tufted epiphytes, less often lithophytes, of wet montane and cloud forest.

Unknown; the single climate site is a country fallback at 1215 m, not a collection.

Ecuador

🔒 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.