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Masdevallia lankesteriana

Masdevallia lankesteriana is a Costa Rican species described by Luer in 1995, with no georeferenced wild records. Costa Rican Masdevallia are cloud-forest plants of the central and Talamanca mountains, so grow it intermediate to cool, shaded and constantly humid.

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

Presumably an epiphyte of Costa Rican montane cloud forest on mossy branches; no habitat data specific to this species were found.

No elevation is recorded; the climate site is a fallback point at 540 m on the Pacific slope, well below typical Costa Rican Masdevallia habitat.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.