Masdevallia rojohnii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) comb. nov. Pfahl & A.Doucette 2014 SUBGENUS Polyantha SECTION Alaticaules SUBSECTION Alaticaules [Krzl.] Luer 1986
Photo by © Tom Sijm
TYPE Drawing by © Carl Luer and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name Rojohn's Masdevallia [American Orchid Enthusiast current]
Flower Size 1" x 3.5" [2.5 x 8.75 cm]
Found in Amazonian department of Peru in cloud forests at elevations around 1600 meters as a miniature sized, caesiptose, cool growing epiphyte with erect ramicauls enveloped by 2 tubular sheaths and carrying a single, erect, coriaceous, narrowly elliptical leaves that blooms in the summer on a stout, erect, triquetrous, to 8" [20 cm] long, successively single, few flowered inflorescence arising from the base of the ramicaul with a bract near the base and tubular, shorter than the pedicel floral bracts.
This species is most similar to Masdevallia don-quijote but the lateral sepals are not verrucose or markedly revolute.
Synonyms: *Alaticaulia rojohnii Luer 2007
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Icones Pleurothallidianrum Vol XXIX A Third Century of Stelis of Ecuador Systematics of Apoda-Prorepentia Luer 2007as Alaticaulia rojohnii drawing fide;
* The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia drawing/photo fide;
Orchids Masdevallia with its segregates including Dracula Zelenko 2014 photo fide;
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