Dracula lotax  (Luer) Luer 

From the Greek lotax, "a clown", in allusion to the fancied face seen in the flower.

Subgenus: Dracula

Section: Dracula

Subsection: Dracula

Additional Information:  Apparently endemic in the tall, wet forests of eastern and southeastern Ecuador at altitudes of 2,950 feet (900 m) to 5,250 feet (1,600 m).

Synonyms:

Masdevallia lotax  Luer

Masdevallia bomboiza  Fiske

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