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Masdevallia alexandri

Masdevallia alexandri

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. alexandri
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia alexandri
Luer 1980


Masdevallia alexandri is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring with a several successive 1 cm flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the cloud forest of Ecuador at elevations of 1500 to 2200 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Naming[]

Common Name: Alexander Hirtz' Masdevallia

Synonyms[]

  1. Rodrigoa alexandri (Luer) Braas 1982
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