Masdevallia elephanticeps

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Read about Masdevallia elephanticeps in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Masdevallia elephanticeps, Reichb. f. An odd species: lvs. broad-spatulate, obtuse: peduncles 1 ft. long, erect; fl. single, parti-colored—the dorsal or upper lobe light yellow, the lateral ones ribbed and crimson; calyx- tube gibbous at the base below, all of them gradually produced into stout yellow tails (one of them often crimson), arranged so as to suggest the tusks and raised trunk of an elephant (whence the specific name). Colombia. F.S. 10:997. B.M. 7824. C.O. 10. Var. pachysepala, Reichb. f. (M. Mooreana, Reichb. f.), has the dorsal lobe 3-nerved with crimson; tube spotted. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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