Orchid Quest 2008, Part One: Maxillaria, Masdevallia, Pleurothallis

Maxillaria callichroma

Common Name The Green Calli Maxillaria

Masdevallia amplexa

Common Name The Clasping Masevallia [refers to the petals]

Maxillaria lankesteri

Common Name Lankester's Maxillaria [American Biotanist in Costa Rica early 1900's]

Maxillaria cucullata

Common Name The Cowl Carrying Maxillaria

Masdevallia Joyce Stewart

Masdevallia strobelii

Common Name Strobel's Masdevallia [German Orchid Collector in Ecuador 1900's]

Masdevallia tidens

Masdevallia excelsior

Common Name The Outstanding Masdevallia

Masdevallia tovarensis

Common Name The Tovar Masdevallia [A town In Venezuela]

Pleurothallis alvaroi

Common Name Alvaro Mejia's Pleurothallis [Colombian orchid grower]

Pleurothallis sp.

Masdevallia Winter Blush

Masdevallia veitchiana

Common Name Veitch's Masdevallia [English Nurseryman 1800's]- In Peru Gallo-Gallo [means rooster and refers to the rooster-like red comb, crest and wattles of the flower] -The Incas call it Wajanki

Porroglossum dactylum

Common Name The Finger Porroglossum [refers to the fingerlike sepaline tails]

Porroglossum nutibara

Common Name Nutibara's Porroglossum [Local Indian Chief in Colombia]

Lepanthopsis barahonensis

Common NameThe Barahona Lepanthopsis [A region in the Dominican Republic]