SUBGENUS Polyantha SECTION Alaticaules SUBSECTION Alaticaules [Krzl.] Luer 1986

TYPE For the Section and Subsection Masdevallia melanoxantha Linden & Rchb. f. 1854

Characterized by successive or simultaneously flowered inflorescence bourne by a peduncle triangular in cross section. The sepals are more or less fleshy, usually with tails and variously connate into a cup or tube. The petals are callous on the labellular half, rarely forming a descending process. The lip is thick and divided by marginal folds near the middle into an epichile and a hypochile.

1. Masdevallia acrochordonia Rchb.f. 1874 Ecuador

2. Masdevallia adrianae Luer 1998 Ecuador

3. Masdevallia aenigma Luer & R.Escobar 1982 Colombia

4. Masdevallia aguirrei Luer & R.Escobar 1996 Colombia

5. Masdevallia alexportillae H.Medina, J.Portilla & I.Portilla 2025 Ecuador

6. Masdevallia ametroglossa Luer & Hirtz 2003 Ecuador

7. Masdevallia amplexa Luer 1997 Peru

8. Masdevallia amsleri [Luer & Jenny] Pfahl comb novo 2014 Ecuador

9. Masdevallia anfracta Königer & J.J. Portilla 1995 Ecuador and Peru

10. Masdevallia apoloae (Luer & Sijm) J.M.H.Shaw 2016 Ecuador

11. Masdevallia barbozae (Luer) J.M.H.Shaw 2014 Peru

12. Masdevallia barrowii Luer 2002 Ecuador, Peru

13. Masdevallia bennettii Luer 1991 Peru

14. Masdevallia bicolor Poepp. & Endl. 1837 Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

15. Masdevallia brachyura F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1899 Ecuador

16. Masdevallia brenneri Luer 1978 Ecuador

17. Masdevallia bryophila Luer 1996 Peru

18. Masdevallia buccinator Rchb.f. & Warsz. 1854 Colombia

19. Masdevallia calagrasalis Luer 1985 Ecuador

20. Masdevallia cardiantha Königer 1980 Peru

21. Masdevallia carnosa Königer 2003 Peru

22. Masdevallia carruthersiana F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1925 Ecuador

23. Masdevallia cheloglossa Luer & Dalström 2006 Peru

24. Masdevallia christae Königer 2012 Peru

25. Masdevallia cinnamomea Rchb.f. 1855 Peru

26. Masdevallia cocapatae Luer, Teague & Vásquez 1997 Ecuador and Bolivia

27. Masdevallia concinna Königer 1982 Peru

28. Masdevallia cracens [Luer, Sijm & V.N. Rao] Pfahl comb novo 2014 Venezuela

29. Masdevallia cuprea Lindl. 1843 Ecuador and Peru

30. Masdevallia deceptrix Luer & Würstle 1987 Venezuela

31. Masdevallia descendens Luer & Andreetta 1988 publ. 1989 Ecuador

32. Masdevallia don-quijote Luer & Andreetta 1985 Ecuador

33. Masdevallia dorisiae Luer 1999 Ecuador

34. Masdevallia draconis Luer & Andreetta 1988 Ecuador

35. Masdevallia dunstervillei Luer 1982 Venezuela

36. Masdevallia echo Luer 1987 Peru

37. Masdevallia empusa Luer 1978Ecuador and Peru

38. Masdevallia excelsior Luer & Andreetta 1981 Ecuador

39. Masdevallia fosterae Luer 1999 ?

40. Masdevallia frilehmannii Luer & R.Vásquez 2001 Bolivia

41. Masdevallia garciae Luer 1982 Venezuela

42. Masdevallia guerrieroi Luer & Andreetta 1978 Ecuador

43. Masdevallia guttulata Rchb. f. 1877

44. Masdevallia helgae Königer & J.J. Portilla 1997 Ecuador

45. Masdevallia impostor Luer & R. Escobar 1979 Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador

46. Masdevallia inamoena [Luer & Sijm] Pfahl comb novo 2014 Ecuador

47. Masdevallia infracta Lindley 1833 Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

48. Masdevallia ingridiana Luer & J.Portilla 2000 Ecuador

49. Masdevallia isos Luer 1979 Bolivia

50. Masdevallia jimeneziana J.M.H.Shaw 2016 Ecuador

51. Masdevallia kuhniorum Luer 1978 Peru

52. Masdevallia lenae Luer & Hirtz 1991 Ecuador

53. Masdevallia lintricula Königer 1986 Ecuador and Peru

54. Masdevallia listroglossa Luer & Dalström 2006 Peru

55. Masdevallia loui Luer & Dalström 2003 Ecuador

56. Masdevallia luziaemariae Luer & R.Vásquez 2001 Bolivia

57. Masdevallia maculata Klotzsch & H. Karst. 1847 Venezuela, Colombia and Peru

58. Masdevallia martineae Luer 1997 Peru, Bolivia

59. Masdevallia martiniana Luer 1998 Ecuador

60. Masdevallia mascarata Luer & R.Vásquez 1992 Bolivia

61. Masdevallia medusa Luer & R. Escobar 1982 Colombia

62. !Masdevallia melanoxantha Linden & Rchb. f. 1854 Venezuela, Colombia

63. Masdevallia mezae Luer 1979 Peru

64. Masdevallia monogona Königer 1985 Peru

65. Masdevallia munae Luer & R.Barrow 2005 Peru

66. Masdevallia navicularis Garay & Dunst 1976 Venezuela, Colombia

67. Masdevallia neukermansii [Luer & Sijm] comb novo Pfahl 2014 Peru

68. Masdevallia norae Luer 1988 Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil

69. Masdevallia obscurans (Luer) Luer 1998 Brazil

70. Masdevallia odontopetala Luer 1978 Ecuador

71. Masdevallia omorenoi Luer & R.Vásquez 1997 Bolivia

72. Masdevallia oscitans (Luer) Luer 1998 Brazil

73. Masdevallia pastinata Luer 1997 Colombia

74. Masdevallia patchicutzae Luer & Hirtz 1995 Ecuador, Peru

75. Masdevallia phoebe Luer & Hirtz 2005 Ecuador

76. Masdevallia phoenix Luer 1978 Ecuador, Peru

77. Masdevallia pinocchio Luer & Andreetta 1978 Ecuador

78. Masdevallia plynophora Luer 2003 Peru

79. Masdevallia portillae Luer & Andreetta 1978 Ecuador

80. Masdevallia posadae Luer & R. Escobar 1982 Colombia

81. Masdevallia priscillana Luer & V.N.M.Rao 2005 Ecuador

82. Masdevallia proboscoidea Luer & V.N.M.Rao 2004

83. Masdevallia prolixa Luer 2000 Peru

84. Masdevallia prosartema Königer 1981 Peru

85. Masdevallia receptrix Luer & R.Vásquez 1983 Bolivia

86. Masdevallia rechingeriana Kraenzl. 1921 Venezuela

87. Masdevallia recurvata Luer & Dalström 1997 Peru

88. Masdevallia revoluta Königer & J.Portilla 1994 Ecuador

89. Masdevallia richardsoniana Luer 1988 Peru

90. Masdevallia roessigeriana A.Doucette, J.Portilla & G.Merino 2015 Ecuador

91. Masdevallia rojohnii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) comb. nov. Pfahl & A.Doucette 2014 Peru

92. Masdevallia rolandorum Luer & Sijm 2003 Peru

93. Masdevallia royi [Luer] comb novo Pfahl 2014 Peru

94. Masdevallia rugulosa Königer 2003 Peru

95. Masdevallia sanctae-fidei Kraenzl. 1921 Venezuela and Colombia

96. Masdevallia sanguinea Luer & Andreetta 1980 Ecuador

97. Masdevallia sceptrum Rchb. f. 1854 Venezuela and Colombia

98. Masdevallia schudelii Luer 1999 Ecuador

99. Masdevallia scitula Königer 1981 Peru

100. Masdevallia scobina Luer & R. Escobar 1982 Colombia

101. Masdevallia serendipita Luer & Teague 1993 Bolivia

102. Masdevallia sernae Luer & R. Escobar 1979 Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

103. Masdevallia sprucei Rchb. f. 1878 Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

104. Masdevallia stenorhynchos Kraenzl. 1922 Colombia

105. Masdevallia stirpis Luer 1989 Venezuela

106. Masdevallia sururuana Campacci 2005 Brazil

107. Masdevallia synthesis Luer 1993 Venezuela

108. Masdevallia telloi Luer & Hirtz 2005 Ecuador

109. Masdevallia theleura Luer 1980 Ecuador

110. Masdevallia torulosa Königer & J.J. Portilla 1995 Ecuador

111. Masdevallia tovarensis Rchb.f 1849 Venezuela

112. Masdevallia trechsliniana Königer & J.Meza 1997 Peru

113. Masdevallia trochilus Linden & André 1873 Colombia

114. Masdevallia tsubotae Luer 1994 Colombia

115. Masdevallia vargasii C. Schweinf. 1950 Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

116. Masdevallia venus Luer & Hirtz 2000 Ecuador

117. Masdevallia virens Luer & Andreetta 1980 Ecuador, Peru

118. Masdevallia virgo-cuencae Luer & Andreetta 1978 Colombia, Ecuador

119. Masdevallia vomeris Luer 1997 Peru

120. Masdevallia weberbaueri Schlechter 1921 Ecuador, Peru

121. Masdevallia whiteana Luer 1978 Ecuador, Peru

122. Masdevallia xylina Rchb.f. 1873 Colombia

123. Masdevallia zumbae Luer 1993 Ecuador