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Masdevallia martiniana

Masdevallia martiniana is an unusual lowland Masdevallia from the Ecuadorian Amazon, collected at about 200-230 m in Yasuní National Park and at Lago Imuya, epiphytic in primary forest by lagoons and on trees overhanging water. Unlike most of the genus it needs warm, very humid conditions all year.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte in lowland tropical wet forest of the Ecuadorian Amazon, on trees at lagoon margins and overhanging water.

Herbarium records at 200-230 m (Garza Cocha in Yasuní, and Lago Imuya in Sucumbíos).

EcuadorNapoSucumbíos

🔒 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.