Masdevallia coccinea

Masdevallia coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Masdevallia
Subgenus:	Masdevallia subg. Masdevallia
Section:	Masdevallia sect. Masdevallia
Subsection:	Masdevallia subsect. Coccineae
Species:	M. coccinea
Binomial name
Masdevallia coccinea Linden ex Lindl.
Synonyms
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Masdevallia coccinea, the little flag, is a species of orchid occurring at high altitudes in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. ^[1]

Synonyms

• Masdevallia coccinea var. conchiflora H.J. Veitch
• Masdevallia coccinea var. harryana (Rchb.f.) H.J. Veitch
• Masdevallia coccinea var. lindenii Stein
• Masdevallia coccinea var. militaris (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) O. Gruss & M. Wolff
• Masdevallia denisonii Dombrain
• Masdevallia harryana Rchb.f.
• Masdevallia harryana var. atrosanguinea B.S. Williams & T. Moore
• Masdevallia harryana var. decora B.S. Williams
• Masdevallia harryana var. miniata B.S. Williams & T. Moore
• Masdevallia lindenii André
• Masdevallia lindenii var. grandiflora L. Linden & Rodigas
• Masdevallia lindenii var. harryana (Rchb.f.) André
• Masdevallia militaris Rchb.f. & Warsz.

References

1. Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-88192-267-7.

External links

• Media related to Masdevallia coccinea at Wikimedia Commons
• "Masdevallia coccinea". The Encyclopedia of Life .