Masdevallia lychniphora

Masdevallia lychniphora is a Peruvian species described by Königer in 1980. Its one wild record lies at about 2250 m in northern Peru, which points to a cool-to-intermediate cloud-forest epiphyte with nights near 10 to 12 C and a drier season in the middle of the year.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Small epiphyte of montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes of northern Peru; the single record is from about 2250 m in the Amazonas region. Microhabitat details were not available.

The one wild record sits at about 2250 m.

PeruAmazonas

🔒 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.