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Masdevallia foetens

Masdevallia foetens is a Colombian species described by Luer and Escobar in 1979, named for its unpleasant-smelling flowers. Herbarium specimens come from Antioquia at about 1900-2400 m, so it is a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest epiphyte, not the lowland plant the climate proxy suggests.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very 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 cloud forest in the Antioquian Andes, on mossy branches in shade.

Herbarium specimens in GBIF give 1900-2400 m in Antioquia; the climate proxy site sits at 174 m and does not represent the habitat.

Colombia

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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.