Dracula chimaera  (Rchb.f.) Luer 

Named for the mythological, fire breathing monster Chimaera, the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, with the body of a goat, the head of a lion and the tail of a dragon.

Subgenus: Dracula

Section: Dracula

Subsection: Dracula

Plant ID:  00038/01123

Additional Information:  Widely distributed in the Western Cordillera north of Popayan, south of which the Western Cordillera merges with the Central Cordillera from 4,920 feet (1,500 m) to 9,180 feet (2,800 m)

Synonyms:

Masdevallia chimaera  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia backhousiana  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia wallisii  Rchb.f. var. stupenda  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia senilis  Rchb.f.

Masdevallia chimaera  Rchb.f. var. backhousiana  (Rchb.f.) Veitch

Masdevallia chimaera  Rchb.f. var. senilis  (Rchb.f.) Veitch

Dracula senilis  (Rchb.f.) Luer

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