Masdevallia mendozae Luer, Phytologia 54: 382 (1983).
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| Masdevallia mendozae Luer, Photo by Mario Portilla Andrade |
its native range is Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe).
Latinh Name:
Masdevallia mendozae Luer
Synonym Name:
No
English Name:
Mendoza's Masdevallia (Ecuadorian Orchid Enthusisast - 20th cen).
Description:
Clustered, erect, slender stems enveloped basally by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect to spreading, oblanceolate, obtuse, petiolate leaf that blooms with a suberect, 4 to 6.5 cm] long, solitary flowered inflorescence arising from low on the ramicaul with a bract near the base and a tubular floral bract that sometimes has a successive flower all held below the leaves occuring in the fall through spring
Distribution:
Ecuador.
Ecological:
In cloud forests growing low down on mossy twigs and branches or occasionally as a terrestrial in leaf litter, at elevations of 1800 to 2300 m.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the spring.
Flower size:
6 cm.
Cultivation:
Climate: Cool
Air Circulation: Medium
Light: Medium
Humidity: High
Fertilizer: Weekly
Type:
Collector Team:
C.A.Luer 8201
Type Herbaria:
holotype SEL
Distribution Of Types:
Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)
Ref:
orchidspecies.com
ipni.org
powo.science.kew.org
orchidsnewguinea.com
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