Dracula chestertonii
Frog's skin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: | Dracula |
Species: | D. chestertonii |
Binomial name | |
Dracula chestertonii (Rchb.f.) Luer | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Dracula chestertonii, commonly known as the frog's skin, is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia.[1][2]
It was named in honour of the collector Henry Chesterton who discovered this species.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Luer, Carlyle August. 1978. Selbyana 2: 194
- ↑ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1883. Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 1: 532. Masdevallia chestertonii
- ↑ "Dracula chestertonii". /www.pleurothallids.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
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