Masdevallia floribunda
Object Details
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks in September and October
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Mexico to Central America
- Habitat
- damp forests; 1300-4925ft (400-1500m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2024-0028A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Easy-Blooming Masdevallia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Masdevallia
- Species
- floribunda
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is 3-5" (7.6-12.7 cm) long with 1-2 flowers. Flowers are 1" (2.5cm) across.
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2024-0028A