Dracula vampira  (Luer) Luer 

Named for the resemblance of the flowers to a bat; from the old middle European vampir for vampire and Vampirus, a genus of bats.

Subgenus: Dracula

Section: Dracula

Subsection: Dracula

Plant ID:  01517/01518/01519/03526

Clonal Name:  'Bleeding Sunset' (on 01517)

Award:  AM/LPA (on 01517)

Clonal Name:  'Bella Lugosi' (on 01518)

Award:  FCC/AOS of 92 points (on 01518)

Clonal Name:  'Chimaeroidea Negra' (on 01519)

Clonal Name:  'Zorba' (on 03526)

Award:  AM/AOS of 84 points (on 03526)

Additional Information:  Limited in distribution to the forested, western slopes of Mt. Pichincha where it is locally abundant from 5,900 feet (1,800 m) to 7,200 feet (2,200 m).

Synonyms:

Masdevallia vampira  Luer

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