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Masdevallia ostaurina

Masdevallia ostaurina is a Panamanian species described by Luer in 2004 and known from very little material. There are no georeferenced wild records; the climate point is lowland and far too hot, so growers should follow the cloud-forest conditions where Panama's Masdevallia actually grow.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumably an epiphyte of cloud forest in Panama's central or western highlands, as for the other Panamanian Masdevallia; no species-specific habitat notes were available.

No recorded elevations; Panamanian Masdevallia generally grow in cloud forest roughly above 1,000 m, not at the 45 m of the climate point.

Panama

🔒 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.