Masdevallia ignea (Cultivated)

Masdevallia ignea Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1871: 1482 1871. (Syn: Masdevallia boddaertii Linden ex André; Masdevallia ignea var. armeniaca B.S.Williams ……………………………..);
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Colombia as per POWO;
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Orchidaceae fortnight : Masdevallia ignea : MN12 :
Masdevallia ignea
Lloyds Orchid garden, Darjeeling
May 2013

Wonderful plant.
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing beauty….

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Orchids from Sikkim-Darjeeling Tour- Masdevallia ignea from LBG:: NS July 17 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).

This one was shot from LBG again, perhaps an exotic species, also not represented on FOI..
The placard read… Masdevallia ignea, and I cannot disagree..

Wow, wonderful. Not Asian though.

Masdevallia ignea Rchb.f. from UCBG-GS21032021-1: 2 images.
Masdevallia ignea Rchb.f.
Orchid endemic to Colombia, grown in University of California Botanical Garden, photographed on 21-4-2019.

So hard to grow these in HK.

References:
POWO The Plant List IOSPE Photos Orchidweb Wikipedia

Updated on June 28, 2025

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