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Masdevallia quasimodo

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Alfonso Doucette, Aug 30, 2014.

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  1. Aug 30, 2014 #1
    Alfonso Doucette

    Alfonso Doucette Active Member

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    Here's a first bloom from a Bolivian species that I recently imported from Germany.

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  2. Aug 30, 2014 #2
    nikkik

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    What a fantastic flower!
     
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  3. Aug 30, 2014 #3
    catsma_97504

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    What a unique flower! Great import.
     
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  4. Sep 1, 2014 #4
    DPfarr

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    Closely related to discoidea?
     
  5. Sep 1, 2014 #5
    Alfonso Doucette

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    This one is actually more closely related to species like Masdevallia uniflora. M. discoidea is part of a group that has successively flowered inflorescences and a lip that is divided in the middle by a marginal fold. The habit of M. quasimodo is pretty similar to M. discoidea though. Both have flowers on short flowering stems held around the base of the plant. The flowers are also similar in that the sepals don't spread widely apart.