Dracula lotax
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Dracula |
Species: | D. lotax
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Dracula lotax is a species of orchid found in Ecuador and Colombia. Dracula Lotax is known as the monkey orchid. A small species with long, ovate leaves. Flower spikes of this species shoot to the side or up instead of going down.