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Dracula leonum

File:Dracula leonum.jpg

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Species: Drac. leonum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Dracula leonum
Luer 1979


Dracula leonum is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

This species is suspected to be a synonym of Dracula erythrochaete but is recognized as a legitimate species by the RBG at Kew.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in Peru

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Names: