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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Alaticaulia impostor
This unusual Masdevallia, now reclassifed as Alaticaulia, comes from Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. The plant is about 15 cm tall and the large flowers are carried on 40 cm long flower spikes. The flowers are 6-8 cm in size and each spike blooms successively. The name impostor means "deceiver," a reference to the fact that the species was misidentified for many years.
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A beautiful species, currently on my wishlist. Very nicely grown! Interesting that pretty much everyone - except for the mighty Kew - recognizes these reclassifications from the huge Masdevallia genus...
ReplyDeleteIMO not only the Masdevallias but the genus Pleurothallis needed reworking and I think Luer has done an excellent job.
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