Dracula nosferatu

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Dracula nosferatu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dracula
Species:
D. nosferatu
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

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  1. ^ "Dracula nosferatu Luer & R.Escobar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ 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.



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