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Dracula

Discussion in 'Orchid Identification Section' started by Gerrit, Apr 29, 2019.

  1. Apr 29, 2019 #1
    Gerrit

    Gerrit Well-Known Member

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    Got this one as D. brangeri, but I think this is not correct.
    Any suggestions?

    Dracula brangeri-190429-.jpg Dracula brangeri-190429--3.jpg Dracula brangeri-190429--4.jpg
     
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  2. Apr 29, 2019 #2
    Chuck-NH

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    Hi Gerrit, this is very nice! Why do you think not correct?
     
  3. Apr 29, 2019 #3
    naoki

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    Gerrit, I flipped through IOSPE, and yours seems to be similar to Dracula leonum:
    Dracula leonum
    This is a photo by Alfonso Doucette. The shapes of the sepals are a bit different (if you look at the area where sepals fuse), but I wonder if yours is not fully open. The central part (petals, lip) look very close to Alfonso's photo.
     
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  4. Apr 29, 2019 #4
    Chuck-NH

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    Pinched like brangeri...I have seen other photos attributed to brangeri that look like this. But, I would agree with Naoki as the lip looks very much like leonum.
     
  5. May 1, 2019 #5
    Gerrit

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    Thank you Chuck and Naoki.
    Yes, I've also seen photos labeled brangeri who look like my plant, but I don't think this is correct. Dracula brangeri looks different. D. leonum could be a possibility. Herman Terborgh wrote the following about this species: "This species is suspected to be a synonym of Dracula erythrochaete but is recognized as a legitimate species by the RBG at Kew"
     
  6. May 2, 2019 #6
    naoki

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    I saw that what is considered as D. erythrochaete now may not be the correct species in this page of IOSPE. There is a link to original description by Reichenbach. The description isn't detailed as usual, but the sepals are white and yellow with no purple dots. I'm curious what happened there.