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Orchids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Maxillaria errata

A little-known Colombian Maxillaria known from very few collections, the one usable record coming from the Andean slopes of Nariño at about 1,650 m. Treat it as an intermediate-temperature montane epiphyte: bright filtered light, steady moisture, and a clear night drop.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Almost nothing is published on its habitat; by the genus and the recorded site it most likely grows as an epiphyte in humid premontane to lower montane forest.

The single georeferenced record sits at about 1,650 m on the eastern Andean slope in southern Colombia.

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.