Scaphosepalum breve  (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

From the Latin brevis, "short", referring to the size of the flowers.

Section:  Scaphosepalum

Plant ID:  01081/00250/00263(in photo on left)/00263

                  00263(bottom)

Clonal Name:  'Bryon' (on 01081) 

Award:  HCC/AOS of 76 points (on 01081)

Clonal Name:  'Free Spirit' (on 00263)

Award:  HCC/AOS of 79 points (on 00263) given on 11-20-2004 at the Great Lakes Judging Center

Additional Information:  Relatively frequent and variable in its wide range on the eastern slopes of the Andes from the Guianas and Venezuela to Bolivia at altitudes of 1,640 feet (500 m) to 7,210 feet (2,200 m).

Synonyms:

Masdevallia brevis  Rchb.f.

Scaphosepalum trachypus  Schltr.

Scaphosepalum nutans  Krzl.

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