Dracula benedictii

Species of orchid

Dracula benedictii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dracula
Species:
D. benedictii
Binomial name
Dracula benedictii
(Rchb.f.) Luer
Synonyms[1]
  • Masdevallia benedictii Rchb.f. (Basionym)
  • Masdevallia troglodytes E. Morren
  • Dracula troglodytes (E. Morren) Luer
  • Dracula hubeinii Luer
  • Dracula benedictii var. hubeinii (Luer) Hermans

Dracula benedictii is a species of orchid found in Cordillera Central and Cordillera Occidental, Colombia.[1][2] It was named in honour of Benedict Roezl the noted Bohemian collector, who discovered this species.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Luer, Carlyle (Carl) August. 1978. Selbyana 2: 194.
  3. ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1874. Xenia Orchidacea 2: 197, Masdevallia benedicti
  • Media related to Dracula benedictii at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Dracula benedictii at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Dracula benedicti
Masdevallia benedicti


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