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Masdevallia erinacea 'MC112' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN1060
Name: Masdevallia erinacea 'MC112' -spontaneous
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F)
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 77°F, nights 55°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of erinacea   From Latin "erinaceus" hedgehog-like, spined. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Masdevallia   Named for José Masdeval, physician in the court of Spain. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of erinacea   er-i-NAI-see-a (Source: www.plantapalm.com)
Pronunciation of Masdevallia   maz-de-VAH-lee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. This small epiphytic species was first discovered at an unknown site in Colombia. It has since been found on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica in forests at 3300-5100 ft. (1000-1550 m), in Panama at 2150 ft. (650 m), and rediscovered in Colombia at 5250-6550 ft. (1600-2000 m) near Frontino in the Department of Atioquia. It is now known to also grow at 650 ft. (200 m) near the west coast in Chocó Province and near the coast in the vicinity of Brenaventura at an unreported elevation. In Ecuador, plants grow in cloudforest at 2950 ft. (900 m) on the western slopes of the Andes in El Oro Province just west of Piñas.
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