You can call it as monkey orchid or monkey-like Dracula.
Its an epiphytic orchid native to Mexico,Central America,Peru and Colombia.
A pack of stems arises from a short rhizome and each stem bears a single large ,thin dark green leaf with a well-defined midrib.
Unlike other orchids, it lacks the pseudobulbs.
The plant blooms irrespective of the season with many flowers on the inflorescence.The stalk of the inflorescence develops from the base of the plant.
The flowers vary in colors.
The flowers are basically triangular in shape and are fragrant, smelling like a ripe orange.
Like all orchids ,the fruits produced are capsules.
The petals and sepals are arranged such that the flower resembles a monkey face.And so it got the name the monkey flower.
The flowers of the genus Dracula has a long tail (long spur) on each sepal and most of the flowers are blood red in color bcoz of which they have got the name Dracula which literally means "the dragon".
Dracula simia is a rare plant commonly used as an ornamental plant.
Its an epiphytic orchid native to Mexico,Central America,Peru and Colombia.
A pack of stems arises from a short rhizome and each stem bears a single large ,thin dark green leaf with a well-defined midrib.
Unlike other orchids, it lacks the pseudobulbs.
The plant blooms irrespective of the season with many flowers on the inflorescence.The stalk of the inflorescence develops from the base of the plant.
The flowers vary in colors.
The flowers are basically triangular in shape and are fragrant, smelling like a ripe orange.
Like all orchids ,the fruits produced are capsules.
The petals and sepals are arranged such that the flower resembles a monkey face.And so it got the name the monkey flower.
The flowers of the genus Dracula has a long tail (long spur) on each sepal and most of the flowers are blood red in color bcoz of which they have got the name Dracula which literally means "the dragon".
Dracula simia is a rare plant commonly used as an ornamental plant.
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