Alaticaulia trochilus  (Linden & André) Luer

From the Latin trochilus, "a little bird", applied to the hummingbird of the New World (Family Trochilidae), as a translation of the colloquial Indian name for the plant.

Subsection:  Alaticaules

Plant ID:  01133 (first one)/03260 (last three)

Additional Information:  Widely distributed from central Colombia to central Peru at altitudes of 4,260 feet (1,300 m) to 10,000 feet (3,050 m).

Synonyms:

Masdevallia trochilus  Linden & André

Masdevallia ephippium  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia colibri  Burbridge

Masdevallia acrochordonia  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia ephippium var. acrochordonia  (Rchb.f.) Woolw.

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