Masdevallia morochoi Luer & Andreetta, Lindleyana 4: 116, fig (1989).
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| Masdevallia morochoi Luer & Andreetta, Photo by Pascal Descourvières |
its native range is Ecuador (Morona-Santiago).
Latin Name:
Masdevallia morochoi Luer & Andreetta
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
No synonyms are recorded for this name.
English Name:
Morocho's Masdevallia (Ecuadorian co-discoverer of species late 1900's).
Description:
With an erect, slender, blackish ramicaul enveloped by 2 to 3, tubular sheaths carrying a single, erect, apical, coriaceous, elliptical-ovate, acute, dark green leaf that is cuneate below into the petiole which blooms in the spring on a slender, erect, 4 to 4.5 cm long, inflorescence arising from the base of the ramicaul with a bract near the base carrying a single flower held at mid-leaf.
Distribution:
Ecuador.
Ecological:
Mini-miniature epiphyte found in southern Ecuador and northern Peru in cloud forests.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the spring.
Flower size:
1.0 cm.
Cultivation:
Light:
Shade; 500-1500 Footcandles (indirect low light,slight shadowing).
Temperature:
Intermediate; 55°F min. to 85°F max.
Watering:
Daily Watering/Moist; 5-7 waterings per week.
Type Information:
Collector Team:
C.A.Luer 14059
Type Herbaria:
holotype MO
Distribution Of Types:
Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)
Reference:
theplantlist.org
https://www.ipni.org/n/280484-2
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:280484-2
http://www.orchidspecies.com/masmorochoi.htm.
https://andysorchids.com/pictureframe.asp?pic=images/Species/6829med.jpg&PicId=6829&PicNam=Masdevallia%20-%20morochoi
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