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==Naming==
 
==Naming==
 
'''Entomology''': This species was named after its discoverer Gustav Wallis.
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'''Common Names''': Wallisii' Dracula
   
'''Common Names''': Wallis' Dracula
 
   
This species was named after its discoverer Gustav Wallis.
 
 
===Synonyms===
 
===Synonyms===
 
# Masdevallia chinmera var. wollisii (Rchb.f.) Veitch 1889.
 
# Masdevallia chinmera var. wollisii (Rchb.f.) Veitch 1889.
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# *Masdevallia wallisii Rchb.f 1875
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*Masdevallia wallisii Rchb.f 1875
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==References==
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*Hermans, Johan & Clare. ''Orchid Digest special publication: An Annotation Checklist on the Genus Dracula''. Orchid Digest Corp., 1997.
 
[[Category: Dracula]]
 
[[Category: Dracula]]

Latest revision as of 06:36, 3 November 2012

Dracula wallisii

Dracula wallisii

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


Dracula wallisii is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Dracula.

Description[]

Plant blooms from winter to summer with a single 5 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the central cordillera, Colombia at elevations of 1600 to 2800 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[]

Entomology: This species was named after its discoverer Gustav Wallis.

Common Names: Wallisii' Dracula


Synonyms[]

  1. Masdevallia chinmera var. wollisii (Rchb.f.) Veitch 1889.
  • Masdevallia wallisii Rchb.f 1875

References[]

  • Hermans, Johan & Clare. Orchid Digest special publication: An Annotation Checklist on the Genus Dracula. Orchid Digest Corp., 1997.