Product information "Masdevallia colossus"
Name: | Masdevallia colossus, Luer 1978 |
Synonyms: | Carlyle August Luer (Aug. 23, 1922 – Nov. 9, 2019) Byrsella colossus, (Luer) Luer 2006 |
Etymology: | colossus = large, colossal |
Propagation: | divisions, seed |
Origin: | Ecuador, Peru |
Habitat: | epiphytic on mossy branches in cloud forest at altitudes of 2000-2500m. |
Notes: | Masdevallia colossus produces inflorescence stems up to 10cm long, which can produce terminal single flowers up to 12cm in size. Luer, C.A., Escobar, R., Thesaurus Masdevalliarum, Eine Monographie der Gattung Masdevallia, A Monograph of the genus Masdevallia (2000)
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