Masdevallia macrura

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Masdevallia macrura in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Masdevallia macrura, Reichb. f. Sts. short and tufted, each bearing a solitary If. and fl.: lvs. broadly spatulate or broad-oblanceolate, very obtuse or even retuse: peduncles 8-10 in. high, erect; fls. with 3 long tails, which span 8 in. from top to bottom; calyx-tube red-purple on the outside; lobes triangular-ovate in the basal portion, dull red and purple-spotted within, the cylindrical tails yellow, the lateral ones 7-ribbed; petals yellow, spotted brown. Colombia. B.M. 7164. C.O. 8. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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