Dracula benedictii (original) (raw)
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Species of orchid
| Dracula benedictii | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| 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]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Luer, Carlyle (Carl) August. 1978. Selbyana 2: 194.
- ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1874. Xenia Orchidacea 2: 197, Masdevallia benedicti