Dracula cochliops  Luer & Escobar

From the Greek kochliops, "the eyes of a snail", in allusion to the protruding petals that suggest the pair of stalked eyes of a snail.

Subgenus: Dracula

Section: Cochliopsia

Plant ID:  03973(bottom row)

Clonal Name:  'Hawk Hill' (on 3973)

Additional Information:  Known from fragments of a cloud forest in only one valley in southern Colombia at 7,200 feet (2,200 m).

Synonyms:

none

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