Masdevallia rolfeana

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Masdevallia rolfeana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Masdevallia
Subgenus: Masdevallia subg. Masdevallia
Section: Masdevallia sect. Reichenbachianae
Subsection: Masdevallia subsect. Reichenbachianae
Species:
M. rolfeana
Binomial name
Masdevallia rolfeana

Masdevallia rolfeana is a species of orchid endemic to Costa Rica.

It is in the Epidendreae family, the reed orchids.

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