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Masdevallia nicaraguae

Masdevallia nicaraguae Luer (1979) is one of the few lowland, warm-growing masdevallias: most collections come from rain forest near Santo Tomás, Chontales, Nicaragua, at about 370 m, with outliers from the Caribbean lowlands and northern Costa Rica. Grow it warm and humid, unlike its cool Andean relatives.

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

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in lowland and premontane rain forest; one collection was on scattered moist-forest trees left in pasture.

Recorded from 38 to 650 m, median 370 m; mostly around 370–520 m in Chontales.

NicaraguaCosta Rica

🔒 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.