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Masdevallia chimaera, Reichb. f. Fig. 2332. Tufted: lvs. oblanceolate-obtuse, 1 ft. long and l½ in. wide: peduncle wiry, erect, lateral or pendent several-fld., mostly shorter than the lvs.; fls. opening in succession; calyx-lobes ovate, yellowish, much spotted with deep crimson-purple, tapering into slender tails from 3-11 in. long, purple-brown; petals white, marked with crimson; labellum saccate, white, yellow or pinkish, very variable. Colombia. R.H. 1881:130. G.C. II. 3:41. C.O. 5.—One of the most fantastic of orchids, and the type of a most interesting group. | Masdevallia chimaera, Reichb. f. Fig. 2332. Tufted: lvs. oblanceolate-obtuse, 1 ft. long and l½ in. wide: peduncle wiry, erect, lateral or pendent several-fld., mostly shorter than the lvs.; fls. opening in succession; calyx-lobes ovate, yellowish, much spotted with deep crimson-purple, tapering into slender tails from 3-11 in. long, purple-brown; petals white, marked with crimson; labellum saccate, white, yellow or pinkish, very variable. Colombia. R.H. 1881:130. G.C. II. 3:41. C.O. 5.—One of the most fantastic of orchids, and the type of a most interesting group. | ||
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Var.Backhousiana, Hort. (M. Backhousiana, Reichb. f.). Lvs. narrower than in the type: fls. large; calyx- lobes more round, paler, not so thickly spotted; tails short; labellum nearly white.—Perhaps a distinct species. | Var.Backhousiana, Hort. (M. Backhousiana, Reichb. f.). Lvs. narrower than in the type: fls. large; calyx- lobes more round, paler, not so thickly spotted; tails short; labellum nearly white.—Perhaps a distinct species. | ||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
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Masdevallia chimaera, Reichb. f. Fig. 2332. Tufted: lvs. oblanceolate-obtuse, 1 ft. long and l½ in. wide: peduncle wiry, erect, lateral or pendent several-fld., mostly shorter than the lvs.; fls. opening in succession; calyx-lobes ovate, yellowish, much spotted with deep crimson-purple, tapering into slender tails from 3-11 in. long, purple-brown; petals white, marked with crimson; labellum saccate, white, yellow or pinkish, very variable. Colombia. R.H. 1881:130. G.C. II. 3:41. C.O. 5.—One of the most fantastic of orchids, and the type of a most interesting group. Var.Roezlii, Hort. (M. Roezlii, Reichb. f.). No long hairs on the calyx-lobes, the lobes very dark- colored, with short warts; labellum pink, not yellow. Color the darkest of the section. Often regarded as a good species. Sub - var. rubra. Spots on calyx-lobe brown- Crimson. Var.Wallsii, Hort. (M. Wallisii Reichb. f.) Calyx-lobes with hispid pubescence, yellowish, spotted with brown-purple; labellum white, yellow within. Var.Winniana, Hort. (M. Winniana, Reichb. f.). Calyx-lobes elongated, densely black-spotted. In part distinguished from var. Roezlii by its longer tails. Var.Backhousiana, Hort. (M. Backhousiana, Reichb. f.). Lvs. narrower than in the type: fls. large; calyx- lobes more round, paler, not so thickly spotted; tails short; labellum nearly white.—Perhaps a distinct species.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Dracula chimaera. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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