| Masdevallia navicularis | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Garay, Leslie Andrew & Dunsterville, Galfried Clement Keyworth |
| published in | Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated 6 : 232 1976 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Epidendreae | |
| subtribe | Pleurothallidinae | |
| genus | Masdevallia Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | cloud forests of western Venezuela (Tàchira) and eastern Colombia |
| altitude | 1700 - 2600 m (5600 - 8500 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from San Cristobal (Tàchira, Venezuela) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2000 m / 6600 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in San Cristobal this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 30 m' to 11 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade to low | |
| inflorescence | length | 13 cm (5.2"), from the base of the leaf |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6 one at a time, for two or three years | |
| size | single flower 17 L 2 cm (6.8" L 0.8") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 20 - 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
