Masdevallia strobelii H.R. Sweet & Garay 1966 SUBGENUS Masdevallia SECTION Masdevallia SUBSECTION Saltatrices [Rchb.f] Luer 1986 Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler
Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt
Another Clone Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding
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EARLY
Common Name Strobel's Masdevallia [German Orchid Collector in Ecuador 1900's]
Flower Size 1 to 1 1/2" [2 to 4 cm]
An epiphytic, miniature, warm to cool growing species from Ecuador and Peru on the lower branches of trees along or near riverbanks at elevations around 1400 to 1700 meters with slender, erect, ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 loose tubular sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptical, acute leaf with the base cuneate into the slender petiole tha blooms with a slender, suberect to horizontal, 1 15" to 1 4/5" [3 to 4.5 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence arising from low on the ramicaul with a bract above the base and a floral bract holding the showy, fragrant [candy] flowers at mid leaf occuring in the early winter. This species does well either potted or mounted if grown in cool to warm temperatures, kept moist, and given moderate light to heavy shade.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Systematics of Masdevallia Vol 2 Luer 1986; Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXIII Systematics of Masdevallia Part 4 Luer 2002; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 COS 2002; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 11 2004 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 74 No 5 2005 photo; Orchid Digest Vol 72 No 4 2008 photo
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