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Masdevallia ximenae

Masdevallia ximenae

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. ximenae
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia ximenae
Luer & Hirtz 1991


Masdevallia ximenae is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms from fall to winter with a single successive 1 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in growing in the montane forest of Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 1250 to 1400 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. Plant can also be mounted

Naming[]

Common Name: Ximena's Masdevallia

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