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Masdevallia menatoi

Masdevallia menatoi, described by Luer and R. Vásquez in 1980, comes from the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia, where Dino Menato collected it near Chulumani in Sud Yungas at about 1,800 m. It is an epiphyte of humid montane forest and wants intermediate-cool conditions, constant moisture and high humidity.

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

Collected as an epiphyte in the humid Yungas forest on the eastern Andean slope near Chulumani; most specimens were made from plants Menato grew on in Chulumani.

The one specimen with an elevation reads 1,800 m, near Chulumani in Sud Yungas.

BoliviaLa Paz

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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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