Masdevallia Pachyura in tank

[smartie2000]

Nice, with so many blooms on one spike!

[Shadow]

Nice flowers and so many plants around!

[MDK]

Great plant!! It looks like my Pleurothallis tripterantha.
IOSPE PHOTOS

Marie

[dave b]

Originally Posted by MDK

Great plant!! It looks like my Pleurothallis tripterantha.
IOSPE PHOTOS

Marie

I agree, it looks like tripterantha. Interestingly enough, it does resemble Masd. pachyura. Google search images for it reveal a multi floral Masd. species similiar to the pleuro. I was not familiar with the multi floral Masd. till now.

Cool tank and very cool orchid.

[Mahon]

Very nice! I do agree that this is Pleurothallis tripterantha (Effusia).

The multi-floral Masdevallia genus that is being referred to is Spilotantha.

-Pat

[daemondamian]

This is my Masdevallia that I got as M. pachyura
Masdevallia pachyura | Orchids Online

Is it a variant of the typical pachyura?

[Mahon]

Originally Posted by daemondamian

This is my Masdevallia that I got as M. pachyura
Masdevallia pachyura | Orchids Online

Is it a variant of the typical pachyura?

Your plant pictured on Orchidsonline is actually a color variant of Spilotantha polysticta (Mas. polysticta; Section Amandae).

-Pat

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by Mahon

Your plant pictured on Orchidsonline is actually a color variant of Spilotantha polysticta (Mas. polysticta; Section Amandae).

-Pat

Thanks Pat!!!
It's always nice to have the correct label on a plant and on a blog entry!

I have come across polysticta before and thought mine was similar but yep the color was different:
Masdevallia polysticta | Orchids Online

I actually have another Masdevallia polysticta that hasn't flowered yet too .

Is Spilotantha one of the new reclassfication names for various [used to be] Masdevallias?

[Mahon]

Originally Posted by daemondamian

I have come across polysticta before and thought mine was similar but yep the color was different:
Masdevallia polysticta | Orchids Online

I actually have another Masdevallia polysticta that hasn't flowered yet too

Spilotantha polysticta can be found in many colors, and vary in hairiness and length of caudae. Seems as if you have a good S. polysticta collection going on there

Originally Posted by daemondamian

Is Spilotantha one of the new reclassfication names for various [used to be] Masdevallias?

The new segregate genus Spiloltantha divides Subgenus Amanda from Masdevallia. It is one of many segregate genera made from Masdevallia...

-Pat

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by Mahon

Spilotantha polysticta can be found in many colors, and vary in hairiness and length of caudae. Seems as if you have a good S. polysticta collection going on there




The new segregate genus Spiloltantha divides Subgenus Amanda from Masdevallia. It is one of many segregate genera made from Masdevallia...

-Pat

Thanks for the info Pat Well after thinking about it some more I realised I'm not bummed because I have two different color variations of S. polysticta