Dracula chestertonii

Dracula chestertonii
Frog's Skin
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
  • Masdevallia chestertonii Rchb.f. (Basionym)
  • Masdevallia macrochila Regel

Dracula chestertonii, commonly known as the Frog's Skin, is a species of orchid.

It was named in honour of the collector Henry Chesterton who discovered this species.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dracula chestertonii". /www.pleurothallids.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080624164832/http://www.pleurothallids.com/dracula_chestertonii.htm. Retrieved 13 October 2010. 

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