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The genus Dracula (DRAK-yew-lah) contains some of the showier, more bizarre and well known members of the group. From the Latin Dracula, a little dragon, the fancied flowers look like mythical beasts. Over 100 species are found in Central America and the northwest Andes, almost half in Ecuador alone. Once included in the genus Masdevallia they have large, thin, keeled leaves and long tailed flowers with extraordinary hinged lips. The inflorescences often grow downward so potting in net or slat baskets is suggested for these plants. This genus can also handle the most watering; indeed, some growers even keep the pots in trays of water. Subgenus Xenosia Dracula xenos Luer & Escobar
Subgenus Sodiroa Dracula sodiroi (Schltr.) Luer Dracula sodiroi (Schltr.) Luer ssp. erythrocodon Luer & Dalström
Subgenus Dracula Section Cochliopsia Dracula cochliops Luer & Escobar
Subgenus Dracula Section Andreettaea Dracula andreettae (Luer) Luer
Subgenus Dracula Section Chestertonia Dracula chestertonii (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula cutis-bufonis Luer & Escobar
Subgenus Dracula Section Dodsonia Dracula dodsonii (Luer) Luer Dracula insolita Luer & Escobar Dracula iricolor (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula portillae Luer & Andreetta Dracula quilichaoënsis (Lehm. & Krzl.) Luer = Dracula iricolor
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 116 (12/1993)
Subgenus Dracula Section Dracula Subsection Costatae Dracula bella (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula berthae Luer & Escobar Dracula carderi (Rchb.f.) Luer = Dracula inaequalis
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 109 (12/1993) Dracula deltoidea (Luer) Luer Dracula felix (Luer) Luer Dracula inaequalis (Rchb.f.) Luer & Escobar Dracula janetiae (Luer) Luer Dracula mantissa Luer & Escobar Dracula mopsus (Lehm. & Krzl.) Luer Dracula nycterina (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula ophioceps Luer & Escobar Dracula saulii Luer & Sijm Dracula schudelii Luer & Hirtz Dracula venosa (Rolfe) Luer Dracula vespertilio (Rchb.f.) Luer
Subgenus Dracula Section Dracula Subsection Dracula Dracula adrianae Luer Dracula alcithoë Luer & Escobar Dracula amaliae Luer & Escobar Dracula anicula Luer & Escobar Dracula anthracina Luer & Escobar Dracula antonii Luer & Hirtz Dracula aphrodes Luer & Escobar Dracula astuta (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula barrowii Luer Dracula bellerophon Luer & Escobar Dracula benedictii (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula brangeri Luer Dracula burbidgeana (Rolfe) Luer = Dracula erythrochaete
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 82 (12/1993) Dracula callifera (Schltr.) Luer = Dracula houtteana
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 106 (12/1993) Dracula carcinopsis Luer & Escobar Dracula carderiopsis (Krzl.) Luer = Dracula houtteana
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 106 (12/1993) Dracula carlueri Hermans & J.P.Cribb Dracula chimaera (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula chimaera var. robledorum P.Ortiz = Dracula robledorum
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 12 (12/1993) Dracula chiroptera Luer & Malo Dracula christineana Luer Dracula circe Luer & Escobar Dracula citrina Luer & Escobar Dracula cordobae Luer Dracula dalessandroi Luer Dracula dalstroemii Luer Dracula decussata Luer & Escobar Dracula deniseana Luer Dracula diabola Luer & Escobar Dracula diana Luer & Escobar Dracula erythrochaete (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula exasperata Luer & Escobar Dracula fafnir Luer Dracula fuligifera Luer Dracula fuliginosa (Luer) Luer = Dracula radiella
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 180 (12/1993) Dracula fuliginosa sphalm. = Dracula fulgifera
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 90 (12/1993) Dracula gaskelliana (Rchb.f.) Luer = Dracula erythrochaete
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 82 (12/1993) Dracula gastrophora Luer & Hirtz Dracula gigas (Luer & Andreetta) Luer Dracula gorgo (Rchb.f.) Luer = Dracula astuta
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 36 (12/1993) Dracula gorgona (Veitch) Luer & Escobar Dracula gorgonella Luer & Escobar Dracula hawleyi Luer Dracula hirsuta Luer & Andreetta Dracula hirtzii Luer Dracula houtteana (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula hubeinii Luer = Dracula benedictii
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 42 (12/1993) Dracula incognita Luer & Escobar Dracula kareniae Luer & Dalström Dracula lactea (Krzl.) Luer = Dracula velutina
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 214 (12/1993) Dracula lafleurii Luer & Dalström Dracula lehmanniana Luer & Escobar Dracula lemurella Luer & Escobar Dracula leonum Luer = Dracula erythrochaete
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 82 (12/1993) Dracula levii Luer Dracula ligiae Luer & Escobar Dracula lindstroemii Luer & Dalström Dracula lotax (Luer) Luer Dracula lowii (Rolfe) Luer = Dracula platycrater
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 162 (12/1993) Dracula maduroi Luer Dracula marsupialis Luer & Hirtz Dracula medellinensis (Krzl.) Luer = Dracula radiosa
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 184 (12/1993) Dracula mendozae Luer & V.N.M.Rao Dracula microglochin (Rchb.f.) Luer = Dracula velutina
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 214 (12/1993) Dracula minax Luer & Escobar Dracula morleyi Luer & Dalström Dracula mosquerae (Lehm. & Krzl.) Luer = Dracula houtteana
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 106 (12/1993) Dracula navarroörum Luer & Hirtz Dracula niesseniae P.Ortiz = Dracula decussata
Orquideologia XX(1); p. 14 (3/1996) Dracula nigritella Luer Dracula nosferatu Luer & Escobar Dracula octavioi Luer & Escobar Dracula olmosii Luer & Maduro Dracula orientalis Luer & Escobar Dracula ortiziana Luer & Escobar Dracula papillosa Luer & Dodson Dracula pholeodytes Luer & Escobar Dracula pileus Luer & Escobar Dracula platycrater (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula polyphemus (Luer) Luer Dracula posadarum Luer & Escobar Dracula presbys Luer & Escobar Dracula psittacina (Rchb.f.) Luer & Escobar Dracula psyche (Luer) Luer Dracula pubescens Luer & Dalström Dracula pusilla (Rolfe) Luer Dracula radiella Luer Dracula radiosa (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula rezekiana Luer & Hawley Dracula ripleyana Luer Dracula robledorum (P.Ortiz) Luer & Escobar Dracula roezlii (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula senilis (Rchb.f.) Luer = Dracula chimaera
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 52 (12/1993) Dracula sergioi Luer & Escobar Dracula severa (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula sibundoyënsis Luer & Escobar Dracula sijmii Luer Dracula simia (Luer) Luer Dracula syndactyla Luer Dracula tarantula (Luer) Luer = Dracula tubeana
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 208 (12/1993) Dracula terborchii Luer & Hirtz Dracula trinema (Rchb.f.) Luer = Dracula velutina
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 214 (12/1993) Dracula trinympharum Luer Dracula troglodytes (Morren) Luer = Dracula benedictii
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 42 (12/1993) Dracula tsubotae Luer Dracula tubeana (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula ubangina Luer & Andreetta Dracula vagabunda Luer & Escobar = Dracula pusilla
Icones Pleurothallidinarum X; p. 178 (12/1993) Dracula vampira (Luer) Luer Dracula veleziana Luer & V.N.M.Rao Dracula velutina (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula venefica Luer & Escobar Dracula verticulosa Luer & Escobar Dracula vinacea Luer & Escobar Dracula vlad-tepes Luer & Escobar Dracula wallisii (Rchb.f.) Luer Dracula woolwardiae (Lehm. & Krzl.) Luer [Home] [Membership Benefits] [How to Join] [Meetings/Programs] [Links] This page was last updated on 01/02/08
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