Dracula sergioi
Dracula sergioi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dracula |
Species: | D. sergioi
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Binomial name | |
Dracula sergioi Luer & R. Escobar
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Dracula sergioi is an epiphytic species of orchid in the genus Dracula.
Facts[]
Dracula orchids smell and look a little like mushrooms (the tongue looks like a mushroom). This helps trick fruit flies that pollinate mushrooms into pollinating them as well.
Most dracula orchids grow in Antioquia, Colombia at elevations around 1950 meters.
Categories:
- Dracula (plant)
- Epidendreae stubs