Maxillaria betancurii

A rarely recorded Colombian Maxillaria known from a handful of montane forest sites at about 1500 to 2200 m. Little is published beyond its description, so grow it as an intermediate-to-cool cloud-forest epiphyte: bright filtered light, constant humidity, steady moisture and a clear night drop.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Specific habitat notes are scarce. The records come from humid premontane and montane forest in the Cordillera Oriental and the Andean slope of Putumayo, where Maxillaria species typically grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks and branches. This profile builds on the measured climate and genus habits.

Recorded at 1500 to 1675 m in GBIF elevations, with one climate site near 2200 m; intermediate to cool montane conditions.

Colombia

🔒 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.