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Dracula robledorum

Dracula robledorum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Species: Drac. robledorum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dracula robledorum
[P.Ortiz]Luer 1978


Dracula robledorum is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring to summer with a single 10 cm wide successive flower.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the cloud forest of western cordillera Colombia at elevations of 2000 to 2200 meters.

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cold to cool conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Naming[]

Common Names: Robledo's Dracula

Synonyms[]

  1. *Masdevallia chimaera var. robledorum P. Ortíz 1975
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