Dracula inaequalis (Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar

 Dracula inaequalis (Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar, Selbyana 7: 65 (1982).

Dracula inaequalis (Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar, Photos by Julien Ced Anne

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Dracula carderi (Rchb.f.) Luer

Masdevallia carderi Rchb.f.

Masdevallia inaequalis Rchb.f.

English Name:

The Unequaled Dracula (refers to the supposed unequal size to the the sepals).

Description: 

Epiphytes with erect filaments surrounded by 2 to 3, loose sheaths, tubular and single-leafed, apical, erect, thin conical, carinate, narrow elliptical, pyramidal, gradually narrows below into small, unclear stem leaves, flowers bloom on a slender, droopy flower, 17.5 cm long, growing in successive few flowers arising from low on flower branches with 2 to 3 bracts are annihilated, a tubular brace and a single bell-shaped flower below the tree.

Distribution:

Colombia, Ecuadorian.

Ecological:

in rainforests and foothills from altitudes of 500 to 2150 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late spring.

Flower size:

6.4 cm.

Cultivation:

Climate: Intermediate

Air Circulation: Medium

Light: Low

Humidity: High

Fertilizer: Monthly

Type: 

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

orchids.fandom.com 

ecuagenera.com