Masdevallia sumapazensis

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Masdevallia sumapazensis
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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. Masdevallia
Subsection: Masdevallia subsect. Saltatrices
Species:
M. sumapazensis
Binomial name
Masdevallia sumapazensis
Ortiz (1981)
Synonyms

Byrsella sumapazensis
Luer. (2006)

Masdevallia sumapazensis is a species of orchid in the genus Masdevallia , endemic to the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia in northern South America. It was first described by Pedro Ortiz in 1981. The species Byrsella sumapazensis, described in 2006 by Luer, is a synonym species of Masdevallia. [1]

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Etymology

The genus name Masdevallia is derived from José Masdeval, a physician and botanist in the court of Charles III of Spain. The species epithet is taken from the Sumapaz Páramo, in pre-Columbian times inhabited by the Chibcha-speaking Sutagao, [2] where the holotype has been collected at an altitude of 3,255 metres (10,679 ft) in Cabrera in 1970. [3]

Description

The small high elevation orchid is yellow-green with purple spots. [3] It grows in sub-páramo cloud forests at altitudes between 3,200 metres (10,500 ft) and 3,300 metres (10,800 ft). [4] [5] The species is considered vulnerable. [6]

Conservation

It is listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of Colombian plants. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Masdevallia sumapazensis - GBIF
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Historia de Sumapaz Archived 2017-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Masdevallia sumapazensis - JSTOR
  4. ↑ (in Spanish) Masdevallia sumapazensis
  5. ↑ Masdevallia sumapazensis - photos
  6. ↑ Masdevallia sumapazensis
  7. ↑ Calderón Sáenz, E. (2007), Libro Rojo de Plantas de Colombia. Volumen 6: Orquídeas, Primera Parte Serie Libros Rojos de Especies Amenazadas de Colombia, Instituto Alexander von Humboldt – Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial, p. 828
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