Masdevallia melina

Masdevallia melina, described by Königer and J. Meza in 1996, is a Peruvian species known from very few collections; the only record traced is from the Department of Amazonas in the north. Nothing specific about its habitat has been published beyond that, so care follows the cool montane cloud-forest Masdevallias of the same region.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes survive with the record. The Masdevallias of Amazonas, Peru grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks in montane cloud forest, which is the most likely setting.

No elevation is recorded; Masdevallias of Amazonas are mostly collected between about 1,800 and 2,800 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.