Dracula benedictii

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

Dracula benedictii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Epidendreae
Subtribe:
Pleurothallidinae
Genus:
Dracula
Species:
D. benedictii
Binomial name
Dracula benedictii
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

References
  1. 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
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