2this great truly bizarre genus is closely allied to Masdevallias, this species has clumping dark green 4` foliage, radiating short spikes are successive-flowering, the bizarre 3/4` blooms are blood red , the lateral sepals form a pair of water buffalo-like horns with minutely fanged tips, the grotesque dorsal sepal has an erect purple tip
2this is a great miniature species with Martian-like blooms closely related to Masdevallias, clumping foliage up to 4`; radiating spikes up to 5` are successive-flowering, the bizarre 1` blooms have creamy yellow v-shaped horn-like tails coming out of a purple-striped body that frame the inverted fingerlike purple dorsal sepal tip
2another Treki delight, has a Masdevalia growth habit with light green fairly wide 10` leaves, upright spikes emerge above the foliage and produce consecutive complex 2` blooms over many years, fused lateral bright yellow sepals look like Pancho Villa`s mustache with a lightly red-spotted base, nonresupinate dorsal sepal has an extended dark purple fingerlike tip, exotic and free flowering.
2from an episode of Star Trek, these fascinating and otherworldly blooms are borne successively on spikes that grow in zigzag patterns as they fall off, 2` wide flowers have white lateral Texas Longhorn like sepals that are spotted with maroon where they join the purple lip that has a tongue-like bent projection, spotted yellow column, clumping plants are 4`to 6` tall with paddle shaped leaves.
2this entire genus of miniatures belongs in a Star Trek episode, Masdevalia growth habit with light green fairly wide 5` leaves, spikes emerge above the foliage and produce consecutive complex 3/4` blooms over many months, fused lateral bright yellow sepals look like the horns of a Cape Buffalo with a bright purple base, inverted dorsal sepal is purple, exotic and free flowering, fly not included.
2a very attractive small plant with 7` tall delicately undulated leaves, everblooming with radiating successively flowering wiry spikes, absolutely adorably alien cuppy 1/2` blooms have fused metallic pale blush lateral sepals that are strongly reflexed with minute horns; nonresupinate dorsal sepal has a limp thin downward-hanging projection
2has 4` to 6` light green leaves, a constant bloomer of the Pleurothallid alliance, this miniature has tubular triangular, successively blooming 1/3` orange flowers that appear to have a complicated structure and shinny texture; petals and lip are shrunken and small inside the reddish/purple throat.