Masdevallia wendlandiana
Object Details
- Description
- This miniature orchid is widely distributed across the Amazon basin.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- March to May; September to October
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- S Tropical America
- Habitat
- Tropical and montane forests; 425-2790ft (130-850m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2014-1127B
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Wendland's Masdevallia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Masdevallia
- Species
- wendlandiana
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is 1.5-2.8" (4-7 cm) long with a single white flower that has purple in the throat. Flower is .5" (1.3) across and long-lasting.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2014-1127B