Masdevallia persicina Luer, Phytologia 39: 221 (1978).
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| Masdevallia persicina Luer, Photo by André van Weeghel |
its native range is Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe).
Latinh Name:
Masdevallia persicina Luer
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
Masdevallia wageneriana var. ecuadorensis Braas
English Name:
The Peach Colored Masdevallia.
Description:
It has blackish, slender, erect ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 thin tubular sheaths carrying a dark green, erect, coriaceous, elliptical, subacute leaf with the base cuneate into the slender petiole and blooms in the winter and spring on a slender, suberect to horizontal, 6 cm long, single flowered inflorescence arising from low on the ramicaul with a bract near the base and a tubular floral bract that is held below the leaves. Disitinguished from others by the deep , cylindrical, peach-colored, sepaline tube and deep within is the narrowly oblong lip with extremely minute lateral wings needing magnification to be seen. Potting or mounting are acceptable as well as shade and constant moisture and cold to cool temperatures even though this species can tolerate drier and brighter conditions than many Masdevallia.
Distribution:
Ecuador.
Ecological:
This is a miniature sized, cool growing, epiphytic, Ecuadorian and Peruvian species found at elevations of 1500 to 1600 m in cloud forests.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the winter and spring.
Flower size:
2.5 cm.
Cultivation:
Climate: Intermediate Cool
Air Circulation: Medium
Light: Medium
Humidity: High
Fertilizer: Weekly
Typus:
Reference:
- theplantlist.org
- orchidspecies.com/maspersicina.htm.
- ipni.org/n/290532-2
- powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:290532-2
- ecuagenera.com/Masdevallia-persicina/en
- orchidsnewguinea.com
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