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Masdevallia curtipes

File:Masdevallia curtipes.jpg

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. curtipes
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia curtipes
Barb.Rodr. 1881


Masdevallia curtipes is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms with a single successive 2 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the humid forest of southeastern Brazil.

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Name: The Short Column Foot Masdevallia

Synonyms[]

  1. Alaticaulia curtipes (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2006
  2. Masdevallia infracta subsp. curtipes (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 1988
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