DRACULA/MASDEVALLIA ASSIGNMENT
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Are there Draculas with upright flower spikes? If the answer is yes, name some.
Are there Masdevallias with pendent spikes? If the answer is yes,
name some.
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Are there multi-flowered Masdevallias? If the answer is yes, name some. Are
there single-flowered Draculas? If the answer is yes, name some.
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Describe morphological differences and genetic differences
between Draculas and Masdevallias.
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What is the area of distribution for Draculas? Masdevallias?
5. By what criteria do you judge Draculas, Dracuvallias and
Masdevallias? How many flowers do you expect of a judgeable
plant?
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Some Masdevallia hybrids have become well known because of their numerous awards, as well the fact that many of their progeny are being used as parents for other multi-awarded plants. Find two of them and explore the reasons for their many awards. Describe what makes them so awardable. Take one of them back to the original parent species, and trace the lineage to the awarded hybrid. Give the contributions of each plant in the lineage to the final awarded plant.
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