Dracula gigas

Dracula gigas is a species of orchid. It is sometimes called the monkey orchid because it resembles the face of a monkey. This common name is shared with Orchis simia

Dracula gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dracula
Species:
D. gigas
Binomial name
Dracula gigas
(Luer & Andreetta) Luer
Synonyms[1]
  • Masdevallia gigas Luer & Andreetta (Basionym)

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