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Dracula wallisii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Epidendreae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Pleurothallidinae

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Dracula wallisii


Dracula wallisii is a species of orchid belonging to the genus Dracula. The species is found at altitudes of 1,600 to 2,600 m (5,200 to 8,500 ft) in Cordillera Central, Colombia. It is a common species, with large flowers that are often highly variable in form.

The species was first discovered near Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia by the German plant collector Gustav Wallis in 1871. It was formally described in 1875 by the German orchidologist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach who named it after Wallis.

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