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Masdevallia hoeijeri

Masdevallia hoeijeri

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. hoeijeri
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia hoeijeri
Luer & Hirtz 1986


Masdevallia hoeijeri is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms from spring to summer with a single 1 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing on small branches in the forest of Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1500 to 2600 meters

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Name: Hoeijer's Masdevallia

Synonyms[]

  1. Diodonopsis hoeijeri (Luer & Hirtz) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001
  2. Pteroon hoeijeri (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2006
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