Masdevallia ariasii Luer

Masdevallia ariasii Luer, Phytologia 57: 60 (1985).

Masdevallia ariasii
Masdevallia ariasii
Masdevallia ariasii Luer, Photo by Ronnie WU

its native range is SE. Ecuador to N. Peru.

Latinh Name: 

Masdevallia ariasii Luer

Synonym Name:

No

English Name:

Arias' Masdevallia (Peruvian Orchid Enthusiast and Discoverer of Species - Current).

Description: 

Erect, slender, blackish ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 short, tubular sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, oblong, round to obtuse, basally cuneate into the petilate base leaf that blooms in the summer on a suberect, slender, 3/4 to 1 1/4" [2 to 3 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence arising from low on the ramicaul with a bract near the base and a thin, tubular floral bract.

Distribution:

Ecuador, Peru.

Ecological:

At elevations around 900 to 1000 meters as a miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the summer.

Flower size:

6.0 mm.

Cultivation:

Climate: Intermediate Warm

Air Circulation: Medium

Light: Medium

Humidity: Medium

Fertilizer: Bimonthly

Type:

Collector Team:

M.Arias Silva A-142

Type Herbaria:

holotype MO

Distribution Of Types:

Peru (Western South America, Southern America).

Arias Silva, M.G. [A-94], Peru K000077800 isotype

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