Masdevallias (mas-de-VAL-ee-ah) are surely the most recognized members of the Pleurothallidinae.  Broken down into 10 subgenera and 13 sections, over 500 species have been included.  Named for Jose Masdeval, a physician in the court of Charles III of Spain, these account for most of the hybridizing found in the whole subtribe and where most of the AOS awards are granted.  The plants have fleshy, smooth leaves in tufts.  The flowers commonly have tails and the petals are small with the sepals often brightly colored, large and showy.  They are found from Mexico to southern Brazil, but mostly in the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.  The majority require cool temperatures, but some can tolerate more intermediate conditions while others need very cold nights hovering near freezing.  This points out the need to know the origin of the species when trying to accommodate its needs in cultivation.

Masdevallia Links

There are so many species listed here for Masdevallia that the page was divided into several pages for faster loading.  Click on the alphabet below for the ones you wish to see.

    Masdevallia species A - B are on this page

    Masdevallia species C

    Masdevallia species D - F

    Masdevallia species G - J

    Masdevallia species K - M

   Masdevallia species N - P

   Masdevallia species Q - S

    Masdevallia species T - Z

        Masdevallia abbreviata Rchb.f. = Spilotantha abbreviata

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 15 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia acaroi Luer & Hirtz

        Masdevallia acrochordonia Rchb.f. = Alaticaulia acrochordonia

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia adamsii Luer = Acinopetala adamsii

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 3 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia adrianae Luer = Alaticaulia adrianae

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia aenigma Luer & R.Escobar = Alaticaulia aenigma

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia aequatorialis Lehm & Kraenzl. = Byrsella pardina

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXI; p. 345 (11/2000)

        Masdevallia aequiloba Regel = Masdevallia civilis = Byrsella civilis

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXI; p. 295 (11/2000)

        Masdevallia affinis Lindl. ssp. affinis = Masdevallia laevis

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXII; p. 601 (9/2001)

        Masdevallia affinis Lindl. ssp. maculigera (Schltr.) Luer = Masdevallia laevis

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXII; p. 601 (9/2001)

        Masdevallia affinis Lindl. ssp. petiolaris (Schltr.) Luer = Masdevallia laevis

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXII; p. 601 (9/2001)

    Masdevallia agaster Luer

        Masdevallia aguirrei Luer & R.Escobar = Alaticaulia aguirrei

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia albella Luer & Teague

        Masdevallia albicans Luer = Dryadella albicans  

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVII; p. 9 (4/2005)

        Masdevallia albida Lemaire = Alaticaulia infracta

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIX; p. 101 (1/2000)

        Masdevallia alexandri Luer = Rodrigoa alexandri

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 14 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia alismifolia Kraenzl.

        Masdevallia allenii L.O.Williams = Trisetella triglochin

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum VI; p. 113 (8/1989)

        Masdevallia alvaroi Luer & R.Escobar = Spilotantha alvaroi

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 15 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia amabilis Rchb.f.

        Masdevallia amabilis var. lineata Linden = Masdevallia amabilis

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXV; p. 1053 (3/2003)

        Masdevallia amanda Rchb.f. & Warsz. = Spilotantha amanda

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 15 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia amazulae Luer & Malo = Luzama amazulae

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 10 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia amethystina Rchb.f. = Porroglossum amethystinum

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum IV; p. 36 (11/1987)

        Masdevallia ametroglossa Luer & Hirtz = Alaticaulia ametroglossa

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia amoena Luer

        Masdevallia amplexa Luer = Alaticaulia amplexa

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia ampullacea Luer & Andreetta

        Masdevallia anachaeta Rchb.f. = Diodonopsis anachaeta

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 9 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia anaristella Kraenzl. = Barbosella dolichorhiza

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XX; p. 18 (5/2000)

        Masdevallia anceps Luer & Hirtz = Spilotantha anceps

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 15 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia anchorifera Rchb.f. = Scaphosepalum anchoriferum

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum V; p. 30 (11/1988)

        Masdevallia andreettae Luer = Dracula andreettae

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 28 (12/1993)

    Masdevallia andreettana Luer

        Masdevallia andresiana Luer & Maduro = Alaticaulia andresiana

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXIX; p. 118 (8/2007)

    Masdevallia anemone Luer

        Masdevallia anfracta Königer = Alaticaulia anfracta

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 4 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia angulata Rchb.f. = Byrsella angulata

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 7 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia angulifera Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.

        Masdevallia anismophora Garay = Rodrigoa anismophora

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 14 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia anomala Luer & Sijm = Byrsella anomala

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 7 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia antioquiensis Lehm. & Kraenzl. = Buccella molossus

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXV; p. 1251 (3/2003)

    Masdevallia antonii Königer

        Masdevallia anura Kraenzl. = Buccella molossoides

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXV; p. 1249 (3/2003)

        Masdevallia aops Luer & Malo = Masdevallia klabochiorum

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXIII; p. 845 (4/2002

        Masdevallia aperta Kraenzl. = Pabstiella tripterantha

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XX; p. 86 (5/2000)

        Masdevallia aphanes Königer = Luzama aphanes

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 10 (5/2006)

    Masdevallia apparitio Luer

    Masdevallia aptera Luer & O'Shaughn.

        Masdevallia arangoi Luer & R.Escobar = Acinopetala arangoi

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 3 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia argus Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. = Zootrophion argus

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVI; p. 215 (2/2004)

    Masdevallia ariasii Luer

        Masdevallia aristata Barb.Rodr. = Alaticaulia infracta

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIX; p. 101 (1/2000)

    Masdevallia arminii Lind. & Rchb.f.

        Masdevallia aspera Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl. = Masdevallia paivaëana

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXII; p. 645 (9/2001)

        Masdevallia asperrima Kraenzl. = Alaticaulia melanoxantha

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIX; p. 123 (1/2000)

    Masdevallia assurgens Luer & R.Escobar

    Masdevallia asterotricha Königer

        Masdevallia astuta Rchb.f. = Dracula astuta

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 36 (12/1993)

        Masdevallia atahualpa Luer = Byrsella atahualpa

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 7 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia atroviolacea Kraenzl. = Byrsella mooreana

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXI; p. 333 (11/2000)

        Masdevallia attenuata Rchb.f. = Acinopetala attenuata

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 3 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia audax Königer = Luzama audax

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVIII; p. 10 (5/2006)

        Masdevallia aurantiaca Lindl. = Alaticaulia infracta

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIX; p. 101 (1/2000)

    Masdevallia aurea Luer 

        Masdevallia aureodactyla Luer = Spilotantha pachyura

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXV; p. 1155 (3/2003)

        Masdevallia aureo-rosea Weberbauer = Alaticaulia bicolor

            Icones Pleurothallidinarum XIX; p. 35 (1/2000)