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Masdevallia pernix

Masdevallia pernix Königer is a Peru species with no wild records in GBIF. The data's only climate point is a lowland site that is far too hot for the genus, so these targets follow typical cloud-forest Masdevallia conditions instead: cool to intermediate days, nights in the low teens and constant humidity.

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

No habitat data is available; by genus pattern a small epiphyte of wet montane cloud forest, probably on the eastern Andean slope.

Unknown; the climate point used sits at about 273 m, almost certainly well below the real habitat.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.