Product information "Masdevallia ayabacana"
Name: | Masdevallia ayabacana, Luer. 1978 |
Synonyms: | Regalia ayabacana, (Luer) Luer 2006 |
Etymology: | ayabacana = Ayabaca is the capital of the province of Ayabaca and the district of the same name in the northeastern region of Piura in northwestern Peru. |
Propagation: | seed |
Origin: | Peru |
Habitat: | epiphytic and terrestrial in cool montane rainforest at altitudes from 1200 to 1800 meters |
Notes: | Masdevallia ayabacana belongs to the species with leathery leaves. The flowers are about 3cm wide, and over 15cm high. The strong inflorescence stem grows erect and can produce 2-3 flowers in succession terminally. |