Masdevallia peristeria
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Masdevallia peristeria, Reichb. f. Tufted: lvs. oblanceolate, sometimes retuse at the apex, 4-6 in. long, twice longer than the rather stout, erect, 1-fld. peduncles: fls. with 3 long, wide-spreading tails, which span 4-5 in., the tube somewhat gibbous beneath; back of the fl. greenish yellow; tails honey-yellow; throat and base of lobes spotted with crimson; petals linear-oblong, white. Colombia. B.M. 6159. F.S. 22:2346. C.O. 11. — Named from its resemblance to the dove orchid, Peristeria.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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