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Masdevallia ludibunda

Masdevallia ludibunda is a Colombian species described by Reichenbach in 1882, a small tufted epiphyte typical of the genus. There are no georeferenced wild records, so this profile is built from what is known for Andean cloud-forest Masdevallia: cool, shaded, constantly moist and humid, with a clear night drop.

Masdevallia ludibunda
Photo: Bruyne, C. de; Bungeroth, E.; Cogniaux, Alfred; Goossens, Alphonse; Leeuw, S. de; Linden, Jean Jules; Linden, Lucien; Linden, Lucien; Panneel, E.; Pannemaeker, P. de; Putzys, G.; Rodigas, Emile; Rolfe, R. A.; Severeyns, G.; Tollenaere, P. de; Triest, C.; Vanderhaeghen, Eug., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Kew records it only from Colombia; like most Colombian Masdevallia it is presumed to grow as an epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid montane cloud forest. Species-specific habitat details were not available.

No recorded elevation; most Colombian Masdevallia grow between about 1500 and 3000 m, and the lowland climate site in the data does not reflect that.

Colombia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.