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Masdevallia norae

Masdevallia norae Luer (1988) is one of the few Guiana Shield masdevallias, collected on the slopes of tepuis and in streamside forest in Venezuela, French Guiana and northern Brazil at roughly 550–1,000 m. It is an intermediate to warm grower that wants constant humidity.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Epiphytic in rich, humid forest, often along small streams and in gallery forest on the lower slopes of tepuis.

Recorded at about 570 m (Paragua headwaters), 670 m (Mont Galbao) and 1,000 m (Chimantá-tepui).

VenezuelaFrench GuianaBrazil NorthSurinameColombia

🔒 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.