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Masdevallia phoebe

Masdevallia phoebe is an Ecuadorian species described by Luer and Hirtz in 2005, with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF. The climate point on the eastern Andean slope at about 1200 m gives warm-intermediate, very wet conditions; treat the figures as indicative only.

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 a small epiphyte of wet montane forest on the Amazonian slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, as for most of the genus; no species-specific habitat notes were reachable.

Unknown; the climate point at about 1200 m is chosen from the country, not from a collection.

Ecuador

🔒 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.