Masdevallia sumapazensis is a species of orchid in the genus Masdevallia, endemic to the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia in northern South America. It was first described by Pedro Ortiz in 1981. The species Byrsella sumapazensis, described in 2006 by Luer, is a synonym species of Masdevallia.Masdevallia sumapazensis - GBIF
Etymology The genus name Masdevallia is derived from José Masdeval, a physician and botanist in the court of Charles III of Spain. The species epithet is taken from the Sumapaz Páramo, in pre-Columbian times inhabited by the Chibcha-speaking Sutagao, Historia de Sumapaz where the holotype has been collected at an altitude of in Cabrera in 1970.Masdevallia sumapazensis - JSTOR
Description The small high elevation orchid is yellow-green with purple spots. It grows in sub-páramo cloud forests at altitudes between and . Masdevallia sumapazensisMasdevallia sumapazensis - photos The species is considered vulnerable.Masdevallia sumapazensis
Conservation It is listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of Colombian plants.
See also List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca Sumapaz Páramo
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Illustration of Masdevallia sumapazensis