Masdevallia maculata Klotzsch & H.Karst.

  • Authority

    Christenson, Eric A. 1995. Type Specimens of Orchidaceae Conserved at the Komarov Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia(LE). Brittonia. 47 (1): 31-43.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Masdevallia maculata Klotzsch & H.Karst.

  • Discussion

    Masdevallia maculata var. flava Hort. ex Stein, Orchid, - Buch 335. 1892. NeoType, Designated here: Hort. Petrop. ex Regel s.n. (LE, photo of LE at MO)

    This form represents anthocyanin-free individuals of M. maculata Klotzsch & Karsten. Like many of the horticulturally important color morphs briefly mentioned by Stein, no herbarium material was preserved. The neotype is selected from contemporary horticultural material that bears a parallel unpublished Regel name ("variety lutea").