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Masdevallia pandurilabia

Masdevallia pandurilabia C.Schweinf. is a Peruvian species named for its fiddle-shaped lip, known from a single wild record in the central Andes near the Huánuco–Pasco border. The measured site points to cool-intermediate montane forest with a distinct dry season.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumed an epiphyte of montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes of central Peru; the only record is at about 2100 m.

The single georeferenced site is at about 2100 m.

Peru

🔒 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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