Masdevallia dimorphotricha Luer & Hirtz 1995 SUBGENUS Amanda SECTION Amandae Rchb.f 1874 Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler

Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids, Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved

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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 miniature sized, cool to 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; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 Dodson 2002 photo fide; Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXV Systematics of Masdevallia Part Five 2005 drawing fide; Orchidaceae Masdevallia and Affiliates Dodson & Luer 2009 as Spilotantha dimorphotricha drawing fide;

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