Masdevallia dimorphotricha Luer & Hirtz 1995 SUBGENUS Amanda Luer 1986
Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler
Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids, Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved
TYPE Drawing by Carl Luer
Common Name The Two Different Haired Masdevallia
Flower Size 2/5" [1 cm]
Found only in Ecuador at elevations of 2000 to 2700 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing epiphyte with slender, erect, ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 thin, tubular sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, petiolate, elliptical, obtuse leaf that has the base cuneate into the petiole which blooms on an erect to suberect, 5 1/5" [13 cm] long, loosely few [3 to 4] flowered, racemose inflorescence arsing from low on the ramicaul with 1 to 2 bracts below and an inflated floral bract where it blooms in the winter and spring.
Synonyms Spilotantha dimorphotricha (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2006
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; A Treasure of Masdevallia Vol 24 Luer & Dalstroem 1999 watercolor/drawing fide; Masdevallia's in Kleur Vol 1 P M Oversteegen, Eisses & A P Sijm 2001 photo fide; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 Dodson 2002 photo fide; Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXV Systematics of Masdevallia Part Five Luer 2003 drawing fide; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVIII Luer 2006 as Spilotantha dimorphotrich; Orchidaceae Masdevallia and Affiliates Dodson & Luer 2009 as Spilotantha dimorphotricha drawing fide; Orchids Masdevallia with its segregates including Dracula Zelenko 2014 photo fide;
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