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Masdevallia guayanensis

File:Masdevallia guayanensis.jpg

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. guayanensis
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia guayanensis
Lindl. ex Benth. 1843


Masdevallia guayanensis is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the winter with a single 3 cm wide flower

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Venezuela, Guyana, French Guinea, Suriname and Northern Brazil at elevations around 1850 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in 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: The Guyana Masdevallia

Synonyms[]

  1. Masdevallia manarana Carnevali & I.Ramírez 1987
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