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Masdevallia ova-avis

Masdevallia ova-avis is an Ecuadorian species described by Luer in 1978. Its few records come from 2,000 to 2,600 m in Pichincha and Azuay, so it is a cool-intermediate cloud-forest plant that wants cool nights and constant moisture.

Masdevallia ova-avis
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Presumably an epiphyte of Andean cloud forest, as for most of the genus; records come from the western slopes above Quito and from the Cuenca area. No species-specific habitat notes were available.

Climate sites at about 2,000 m (Pichincha) and 2,600 m (Azuay).

EcuadorPichinchaAzuay

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.