Dracula polyphemus

Dracula polyphemus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Subgenus: Dracula subg. Dracula
Sectio: Dracula sect. Dracula
Subsectio: Dracula subsect. Dracula
Series: Dracula ser. Dracula
Species: Dracula polyphemus

Name

Dracula polyphemus (Luer) Luer, Selbyana 2: 196 (1978)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Masdevallia polyphemus Luer, Phytologia 39: 224 (1978)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Luer, C.A. 1978. Selbyana 2: 196.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dracula polyphemus. Accessed: 2021 Feb 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dracula polyphemus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dracula polyphemus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Dracula polyphemus. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb 2021.
• The Plant List 2013. Dracula polyphemus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 18.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Dracula polyphemus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb 2021.

Vernacular names

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