Masdevallia shuttleworthii

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Read about Masdevallia shuttleworthii in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Masdevallia shuttleworthii, Reichb. f. A small species, with leaves only 2 inches long, on distinct petioles of equal length: peduncles several; 1-flowered, sometimes overtopping the leaves; flowers large (1 inch across and the tails 2-3 times as long), mauve, dotted with crimson; tails all yellow in the upper half, very slender, the upper one sometimes bent or hooked at the top: petals white. Colombia.

Var. xanthocorys, Reichb. f., has smaller flowers of pale yellow, dotted with brown or rose.


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