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Masdevallia dunstervillei

Masdevallia dunstervillei

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Masdevallia
Species: Masd. dunstervillei
Alliance:
Binomial name
Masdevallia dunstervillei
Luer 1982


Masdevallia dunstervillei is a species in the Masdevallia genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with one to two 2.5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the cloud forest of Tachira Venezuela at elevations around 2000 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: Dunsterville's Masdevallia

Synonyms[]

  1. Alaticaulia dunstervillei (Luer) Luer 2006
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