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Dracula lotax

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Dracula lotax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dracula
Species:
D. lotax
Binomial name
Dracula lotax
Synonyms
  • Masdevallia lotax Luer (Basionym)

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.