Dryadella
Dryadella is a genus of miniature orchids, formerly included in the genus Masdevallia. Plants are typically composed of a tuft of leaves from 3 to 6 cm long. The small flowers are often conspicuously spotted, and are borne at the base of the leaves. There are about 60 species, distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. In cultivation many of the species seem to respond well to being grown on cork or treefern rather than in pots. The attractive species Dryadella edwallii, commonly known as 'Partridge in the Grass' can be easily grown into a spectacular specimen plant, full of flowers. The genus name of Dryadella refers to Dryad, a tree nymph or tree spirit in Greek mythology.
Range of distribution
They are found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
As accepted by Plants of the World Online ;Dryadella albicans Luer Dryadella ana-paulae V.P.Castro Dryadella ataleiensis CampacciDryadella aurea Luer & Hirtz Dryadella auriculigera Luer Dryadella aviceps Luer Dryadella barrowii Luer Dryadella butcheri Luer Dryadella cardosoi Campacci & J.B.F.SilvaDryadella clavellata Luer & Hirtz Dryadella crassicaudata Luer Dryadella crenulata Luer Dryadella cristata Luer & R.Escobar Dryadella cuspidata Luer & Hirtz Dryadella dodsonii Luer Dryadella dressleri Luer Dryadella edwallii Luer Dryadella elata Luer Dryadella espirito-santensis Luer Dryadella fuchsii Luer Dryadella gnoma Luer Dryadella gomes-ferreirae Luer Dryadella greenwoodiana Soto Arenas Dryadella guatemalensis Luer Dryadella hirtzii Luer Dryadella kautskyi Luer Dryadella lilliputiana Luer Dryadella linearifolia Luer Dryadella litoralis Campacci Dryadella lueriana Carnevali & G.A.Romero Dryadella marilyniana Luer Dryadella marsupiata Luer Dryadella meiracyllium Luer Dryadella minuscula Luer & R.Escobar Dryadella mocoana Luer & R.Escobar Dryadella nasuta Luer & Hirtz Dryadella nortonii Luer Dryadella odontostele Luer Dryadella osmariniana Garay & Dunst. Dryadella pachyrhiza Luer & Hirtz Dryadella perpusilla Luer Dryadella pusiola Luer Dryadella rodrigoi Luer Dryadella sapucaiensis Campacci & S.L.X.TobiasDryadella simula Luer Dryadella sororcula Luer Dryadella speculifera VierlingDryadella sublata Luer & J.Portilla Dryadella summersii Luer Dryadella susanae Luer Dryadella toscanoi Luer Dryadella vasquezii Luer Dryadella verrucosa Luer & R.Escobar Dryadella vitorinoi Luer & Toscano Dryadella werneri Luer Dryadella wuerstlei Luer Dryadella xavieriana Campacci & C.R.M.SilvaDryadella yupanki Karremans Dryadella zebrina Luer