"Giles Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spaketh thusly:
> I recently acquired a small Masdevallia at an auction, and
> seek help in identifying it.
>
> The label indicates it is from Ecuagenera Co. in Ecuador,
> and shows the name as "Masdevallia amplexa." My meager
> library of Masdevallia literature does not show that name,
> nor is it in the Wildcatt list of hybrids or species.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. I would especially like to
> learn of any cultural preferences it might have.
Can't help with culture, but here's the original reference, according to
TROPICOS:
Masdevallia amplexa Luer
Group - Monocot - Family - ORCHIDACEAE - Orchid Family
Images: (two listed)
Published in:
Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 64:
125. 1997.
{Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. ; BPH /S 563.L}
Type - protologue
Peru. Huanuco: near Tingo Maria, obtained from M. Arias, cultivated by J &
L Orchids, 1297-548., C. Luer 18670 (HT: MO)
Type - specimen(s)
* HT: C. Luer 18670, November 1997, Peru: Huanuco
Next Higher Taxon:
Masdevallia Ruiz & Pav.
Flora Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 122, pl. 27. 1794.
There are 18 hits for Masd. amplexa, using Google, including:
http://www.pleurothallids.com/masdevallia_amplexa.htm
Alas, none seem to offer even modest cultural data- however, knowing the
location from which it was collected ("near Tingo Maria") should offer
sufficient geographic data to guess at which weather station from which one
should accept climate data. See the excellent data supplied by Charlie and the
(very sadly) late Marg Baker:
http://www.orchidculture.com/
Not free, but very, very useful.
Cheers,
-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ
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