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Masdevallia glomerosa

Masdevallia glomerosa is an Ecuadorian species described by Luer and Andreetta in 1991, known from a single wild record at about 2360 m in the southern Andes. Nothing specific is published on its ecology; the measured site is a cool, humid montane climate and it should be grown as a cool Masdevallia.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumably an epiphyte in cool, humid montane forest, as is usual for Andean Masdevallia at this elevation.

The one wild record is at about 2360 m.

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🔒 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.