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Masdevallia whiteana

Masdevallia whiteana

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. whiteana
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia whiteana
Luer 1978


Masdevallia whiteana is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms at any season with a single 2.2 cm wide flower

Distribution[]

Plant is found in growing in Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 1500 to 2250 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. Plant can also be mounted

Naming[]

Common Name: White's Masdevallia

Synonyms[]

  1. Alaticaulia whiteana (Luer) Luer 2006
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