![Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata], Orchidaceae Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata] is a widespread species which is found between 1,600-3,000 growing in cloud forest. The flowers are variable in size and the colour of the tails vary from green to white or purple. This example has white tails. A close up of the flowers can be seen <br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77320/fissia_picturata_syn._masdevallia_picturata_orchidaceae.html" title="Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata], Orchidaceae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3510/77320_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=lCElt6Oatl4gwquyEj09g%2F%2FnFG4%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata], Orchidaceae This one was growing in deep shade in montane cloud forest at around 2,100 m.<br />
Widely distributed, Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata] is found from Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. The flowers are variable in size and the long-tailed sepals can be white, green or purple. Colombia,Fall,Fissia picturata,Geotagged" /></a></figure> Colombia,Fall,Fissia picturata,Geotagged](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3510/77321_medium.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=oEOiHpZWJOi1Er1kHuoTNparES8%3D)
Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata], Orchidaceae
Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata] is a widespread species which is found between 1,600-3,000 growing in cloud forest. The flowers are variable in size and the colour of the tails vary from green to white or purple. This example has white tails. A close up of the flowers can be seen
![Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata], Orchidaceae This one was growing in deep shade in montane cloud forest at around 2,100 m.<br />
Widely distributed, Fissia picturata [syn. Masdevallia picturata] is found from Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. The flowers are variable in size and the long-tailed sepals can be white, green or purple. Colombia,Fall,Fissia picturata,Geotagged](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3510/77320_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=lCElt6Oatl4gwquyEj09g%2F%2FnFG4%3D)
Fissia picturata is an orchid in the Fissia genus that is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela in wet cloud forests on tree trunk.
Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
By Gary Yong Gee
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Uploaded Apr 11, 2019. Captured Nov 16, 2018 16:22 in Cl. 7 #685, San Antonio, Tolima, Colombia.
