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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Masdevallia guayanensis

Masdevallia guayanensis is one of the few Masdevallias of the Guiana Shield rather than the Andes, described by Lindley in 1843. Wild records with coordinates are missing, so the warm lowland climate measured here is almost certainly too hot; grow it as an intermediate cloud-forest species.

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

Little is published; Guiana Shield Masdevallias are small epiphytes of humid upland and tepui-slope forest, not hot lowland forest.

Unknown; no records carry an elevation. Presumed upland forest of the shield rather than the lowlands.

VenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench GuianaBrazil North

🔒 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.