Dracula nosferatu
Appearance
Dracula nosferatu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dracula |
Species: | D. nosferatu
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Binomial name | |
Dracula nosferatu |
Dracula nosferatu is a species of orchid in the subtribe Pleurothallidinae (family Orchidaceae), native to Antioquia Department, Colombia.[1] An epiphyte found only in a few locales in a degraded cloud forest, it is nonetheless cultivated by Dracula enthusiasts, by cloning.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dracula nosferatu Luer & R.Escobar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Peláez, Nicolás; Calderón, Eduardo; Farfán, Julián; Emilio, Constantino (2007). Calderón Sáenz, Eduardo (ed.). Libro rojo de plantas de Colombia Volumen 6, Orquídeas, Primera Parte (PDF). Bogotá: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. pp. 121–123. hdl:20.500.11761/31410. ISBN 978-9588343143.