Masdevallia microptera

Masdevallia microptera, described by Luer and Würstle in 1989, is known from Amazonas, northern Peru, where it was collected between Pomacochas and Chido. That road runs through montane cloud forest at roughly 2,000 to 2,400 m, so it should be grown cool, shaded and constantly humid.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

The record gives only the locality between Pomacochas and Chido; the forest there is wet montane cloud forest on the eastern Andean slope, where Masdevallias grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks.

No elevation is recorded; the Pomacochas area lies at about 2,000 to 2,400 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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