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Masdevallia
Masdevallia, abbreviated Masd in horticultural trade, is a large genus of flowering plants of the Pleurothallidinae, a subtribe of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). There are over 500 species, grouped into several subgenera. The genus is named for Jose Masdeval, a physician and botanist in the court of Charles III of Spain.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Masdevallia
subgenusMasdevallia
Fissae
subgenusFissae
Nidificia
subgenusNidificia
Amanda
subgenusAmanda
Masdevallia subgenus Polyantha
subgenusPolyantha
Masdevallia subgenus Meleagris
subgenusMeleagris
Cucullatia
subgenusCucullatia
Masdevallia rosea
speciesMasdevallia rosea
Masdevallia amabilis
speciesMasdevallia amabilis
Volvula
subgenusVolvula
Masdevallia amaluzae
speciesMasdevallia amaluzae
Masdevallia walteri
speciesMasdevallia walteri
Masdevallia tubulosa
speciesMasdevallia tubulosa
Masdevallia sanctae-rosae
speciesMasdevallia sanctae-rosae
Masdevallia ustulata
speciesMasdevallia ustulata
Pygmaeia
subgenusPygmaeia
Masdevallia molossoides
speciesMasdevallia molossoides
Masdevallia campyloglossa
speciesMasdevallia campyloglossa
Masdevallia uncifera
speciesMasdevallia uncifera
Masdevallia cuprea
speciesMasdevallia cuprea
Masdevallia chasei
speciesMasdevallia chasei
Masdevallia tonduzii
speciesMasdevallia tonduzii
Masdevallia pachyantha
speciesMasdevallia pachyantha
Masdevallia macropus
speciesMasdevallia macropus
Masdevallia strumosa
speciesMasdevallia strumosa
Masdevallia attenuata
speciesMasdevallia attenuata
Masdevallia norops
speciesMasdevallia norops
Masdevallia weberbaueri
speciesMasdevallia weberbaueri
Masdevallia sceptrum
speciesMasdevallia sceptrum
Masdevallia glandulosa
speciesMasdevallia glandulosa
Masdevallia setacea
speciesMasdevallia setacea
Masdevallia figueroae
speciesMasdevallia figueroae
Masdevallia trochilus
speciesMasdevallia trochilus
Masdevallia teaguei
speciesMasdevallia teaguei
Masdevallia discolor
speciesMasdevallia discolor
Masdevallia pachyura
speciesMasdevallia pachyura
Masdevallia dimorphotricha
speciesMasdevallia dimorphotricha
Masdevallia rubiginosa
speciesMasdevallia rubiginosa
Masdevallia lilacina
speciesMasdevallia lilacina
Masdevallia wendlandiana
speciesMasdevallia wendlandiana
Masdevallia pumila
speciesMasdevallia pumila
Masdevallia papillosa
speciesMasdevallia papillosa
Masdevallia fulvescens
speciesMasdevallia fulvescens
Masdevallia helenae
speciesMasdevallia helenae
Masdevallia barlaeana
speciesMasdevallia barlaeana
Masdevallia gutierrezii
speciesMasdevallia gutierrezii
Masdevallia ova-avis
speciesMasdevallia ova-avis
Masdevallia semiteres
speciesMasdevallia semiteres
Masdevallia persicina
speciesMasdevallia persicina
Masdevallia schizopetala
speciesMasdevallia schizopetala
Masdevallia polysticta
speciesMasdevallia polysticta
Masdevallia rubeola
speciesMasdevallia rubeola
Masdevallia lamprotyria
speciesMasdevallia lamprotyria
Masdevallia uniflora
speciesMasdevallia uniflora
Masdevallia vargasii
speciesMasdevallia vargasii
Masdevallia cupularis
speciesMasdevallia cupularis
Masdevallia pteroglossa
speciesMasdevallia pteroglossa
Masdevallia carmenensis
speciesMasdevallia carmenensis
Masdevallia nivea
speciesMasdevallia nivea
Masdevallia calura
speciesMasdevallia calura
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Masdevallia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140498.