Masdevallia coccinea, the little flag, is a species of orchid occurring at high altitudes in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Masdevallia |
| Subgenus: | Masdevallia subg. Masdevallia |
| Section: | Masdevallia sect. Masdevallia |
| Subsection: | Masdevallia subsect. Coccineae |
| Species: | M. coccinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Masdevallia coccinea | |
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Synonyms
edit- Masdevallia coccinea var. conchiflora H.J. Veitch
- Masdevallia coccinea var. harryana (Rchb.f.) H.J. Veitch
- Masdevallia coccinea var. lindenii Stein
- Masdevallia coccinea var. militaris (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) O. Gruss & M. Wolff
- Masdevallia denisonii Dombrain
- Masdevallia harryana Rchb.f.
- Masdevallia harryana var. atrosanguinea B.S. Williams & T. Moore
- Masdevallia harryana var. decora B.S. Williams
- Masdevallia harryana var. miniata B.S. Williams & T. Moore
- Masdevallia lindenii André
- Masdevallia lindenii var. grandiflora L. Linden & Rodigas
- Masdevallia lindenii var. harryana (Rchb.f.) André
- Masdevallia militaris Rchb.f. & Warsz.
References
edit- ^ Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-88192-267-7.
External links
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Media related to Masdevallia coccinea at Wikimedia Commons- "Masdevallia coccinea". The Encyclopedia of Life.
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