Product information "Masdevallia attenuata"
Name: | Masdevallia attenuata, Rchb. f. 1871 |
Synonyms: | Acinopetala attenuata, (Rchb. f.) Luer 2006 |
Etymology: | attenuata = narrowing, tapering |
Propagation: | divisions, seed |
Origin: | Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador |
Habitat: | epiphytic on mossy branches in cloud forests at an altitude of 700 to 2400 meters |
Notes: | Masdevallia attenuata was imported to England under Harry James Veitch, and described by Reichenbach in 1871. The type plant is from Costa Rica, exact data about the locality are not available. The plant is small, the flower waxy, of long flowering duration and about 2.5cm in diameter. |