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Maxillaria casta

A Maxillaria known from the Bolivian Yungas, recorded at about 1,400 m in La Paz department. It is an intermediate grower with mild, even temperatures and a noticeably drier winter. This profile rests on one measured site and on the genus.

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Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The single record lies in humid montane forest of the Yungas on the eastern Andean slope. It is assumed to be an epiphyte, as most Maxillaria are.

The recorded site is about 1,400 m; its grid cell is about 1,630 m.

Bolivia

🔒 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.