134.0000
Family
Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30648; hybrids: 1477
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.7154
Genus
Dracula Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 190 (1978)
Distribution: Tropical C- and N-South America
Species listed in database: 147; hybrids: 4
species :
Dracula adrianae
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 72 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XVII): 103 (1998)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Dracula agnosia
A.Doucette; Phytotaxa 8: 23 (2012)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Dracula alcithoe
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 3 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Dracula amaliae
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 5 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula andreettae
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2: 193 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Nariño, Valle del Cauca); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia andreettae Luer; Phytologia 39: 186 (1978)
species :
Dracula anthracina
Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 64 (1982)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula antonii
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 98 (2002)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Dracula aphrodes
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1002 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula astuta
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 193 (1978)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula erythrochaete subsp. astuta (Rchb.f.) Hermans; Orchid Digest 61(4): 14 (1997)
= Dracula erythrochaete subsp. santa-elenae Hermans
= Dracula gorgo (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
= Masdevallia astuta Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 26: 584 (1886)
= Masdevallia erythrochaete var. astuta (Rchb.f.) Woolward; Masdevallia 11 (1896)
= Masdevallia gorgo Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 34: 136 (1925)
species :
Dracula barrowii
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 98 (2002)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Dracula bella
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia bella Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 9: 725 (1878)
species :
Dracula bellerophon
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 9 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula benedicti
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Quindío, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula benedictii var. hubeinii (Luer) Hermans; Orchid Digest 61(4): 10 (1997)
= Dracula hubeinii Luer; Phytologia 47(2): 60 (1980)
= Dracula troglodytes (É.Morren) Luer; Selbyana 2: 198 (1978)
= Masdevallia benedicti Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 2: 197 (1867)
= Masdevallia troglodytes É.Morren; Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 27: 97 (1877)
species :
Dracula berthae
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(2): 115 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula brangeri
Luer; Orchideeën 48(2): 47 (1986)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula callithrix
N.Pélaez, Buitr.-Delg. & Gary Mey.; Orquideologia 26(1): 38 (2009)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula carcharodon
Vierling; Orchidee (Hamburg) 6(18)E: 136 (2020)
Distribution: Origin unknown
Error
species :
Dracula carcinopsis
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1003 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula carlueri
Hermans & P.J.Cribb; Orchid Rev. 105: 301 (1997)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Dracula chestertonii
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia chestertonii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 532 (1883)
= Masdevallia macrochila Regel; Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 11: 307 (1890), et Gartenflora 40: 170 (1891)
species :
Dracula chimaera
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula chimaera f. klisiocheilos H.Medina, J.Portilla & A.Doucette; Andreettana 1(3): 15 (2025)
= Dracula senilis (Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
= Masdevallia backhousiana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 11: 716 (1879)
= Masdevallia chimaera Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 463 (1872)
= Masdevallia chimaera var. aurantiaca Stein
= Masdevallia chimaera var. backhousiana (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] 5: 30 (1889)
= Masdevallia chimaera var. senilis (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] 5: 31 (1889)
= Masdevallia chimaera var. stupenda (Rchb.f.) Stein; Orchid.-Buch 327 (1892)
= Masdevallia senilis Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 489 (1885)
= Masdevallia wallisii var. stupenda Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 23: 270 (1885)
species :
Dracula chiroptera
Luer & Malo; Selbyana 2(4): 367 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Dracula christineana
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 99 (2002)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type, survives in cultivation
species :
Dracula circe
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 11 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula citrina
Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 64 (1982)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula cochliops
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(2): 119 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula colombiana
Baquero, Est.Domínguez & E.Parra; Phytotaxa 706(1): 83 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Dracula cordobae
Luer; Selbyana 5(2): 146 (1979)
Distribution: W-Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula cutis-bufonis
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 13 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula dalessandroi
Luer; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1004 (1989)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Dracula dalstroemii
Luer; Orchideer 5(1): centre page pull-out [p. 2] (1984)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula deburghgraeveana
Vierling; OrchideenJ. 29(1): 10 (2022)
Distribution: cult. (origin unknown)
Error
species :
Dracula decussata
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 18 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Chocó, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula niesseniae P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 19(3): 3 (1994)
species :
Dracula deltoidea
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia deltoidea Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 194 (1978)
species :
Dracula deniseana
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 100 (2002)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Dracula dens-canis
N.Peláez; Orchid Rev. 114 (1272): 344 (2006)
Distribution: Colombia (Risaralda)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula dentifera
Vierling; OrchideenJ. 29(1): 14 (2022)
Distribution: cult. (origin unknown)
Error
species :
Dracula diabola
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(2): 124 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula diana
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 15 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula dickinsoniana
Vierling; Orchidee (Hamburg) 6(18)E: 136 (2020)
Distribution: cult. (origin unknown)
Error
species :
Dracula dodsonii
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia dodsonii Luer; Selbyana 3 (1-2): 18 (1976)
species :
Dracula doucettei
H.Medina & J.Portilla; Andreettana 1(3): 11 (2025)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula erythrochaete
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Guatemala; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS GUA PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula gaskelliana (Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
= Dracula leonum Luer; Phytologia 44(3): 164 (1979)
= Masdevallia astuta var. gaskelliana (Rchb.f.) Stein
= Masdevallia erythrochaete Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 18: 392 (1882)
= Masdevallia erythrochaete var. gaskelliana (Rchb.f.) Woolward; Masdevallia 11 (1886)
= Masdevallia gaskelliana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 20: 294 (1883)
species :
Dracula exasperata
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1005 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula fafnir
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 46 (Icon. Pleurothallid. X): 86 (1993)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
species :
Dracula felix
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia felix Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 201 (1978)
species :
Dracula fernandezii
Cavestro; Rhône-Alpes Orchid. 51: 12, fig., photogrs. (2013)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula flabellulata
Vierling; Orchidee (Hamburg) 6(18)E: 141 (2020)
Distribution: cult. (origin unknown)
Error
species :
Dracula fuligifera
Luer; Thes. Dracularum 4: t. 6 (1991)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Dracula fuliginosa
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula radiella Luer; Selbyana 2(4): 370 (1978)
= Masdevallia fuliginosa Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 203 (1978)
species :
Dracula gastrophora
Luer & Hirtz; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1005 (1989)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula gerhardii
Luer & Sijm; Harvard Pap. Bot. 16(2): 324, fig. 17 (2011)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula gigas
(Luer & Andreetta) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia gigas Luer & Andreetta; Phytologia 39(4): 204 (1978)
species :
Dracula gorgona
(Veitch) Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Chocó, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia chimaera var. gorgona Veitch; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] 5: 31 (1889)
species :
Dracula gorgonella
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 19 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Dracula hawleyi
Luer; Selbyana 2(4): 368 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Dracula hirsuta
Luer & Andreetta; Phytologia 47(2): 59 (1980)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula hirtzii
Luer; Orchid Digest 43(1): 38 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Dracula houtteana
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula callifera (Schltr.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
= Dracula carderiopsis (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2: 194 (1978)
= Dracula mosquerae (Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2: 196 (1978)
= Masdevallia callifera Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 77 (1920)
= Masdevallia carderi var. mosquerae Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 34: 138 (1925)
= Masdevallia carderiopsis F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 422 (1921)
= Masdevallia houtteana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 98 (1874)
= Masdevallia mosquerae (Kraenzl.) F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 34: 138 (1925)
species :
Dracula immunda
A.Doucette; Phytotaxa 16: 38 (2011)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Dracula inaequalis
(Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 65 (1982)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula carderi (Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
= Masdevallia carderi Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 784 (1883)
= Masdevallia inaequalis Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 1: 372 (1874)
species :
Dracula incognita
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1006 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula inexperata
Pupulin; Orchids (West Palm Beach) 70: 564 (2001)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Dracula insolita
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1007 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula irmeliniae
N.Peláez, Gary Mey. & L.A.Mazar.; Lankesteriana 20(2): 138 (2020)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Dracula janetiae
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia janetiae Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 207 (1978)
species :
Dracula kareniae
Luer & Dalström; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64 [Icon. Pleurothallid. XV]: 108 (1997)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type, survives in cultivation
species :
Dracula lafleurii
Luer & Dalström; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 46 (Icon. Pleurothallid. X): 120 (1993)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula lehmanniana
Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 66 (1982)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula lemurella
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 23 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula levii
Luer; Selbyana 2(4): 369 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Dracula ligiae
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1008 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula lindstroemii
Luer & Dalström; Thes. Dracularum 4: t. 10 (1991)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Dracula lotax
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia bomboiza Fiske; Amer. Orchid. Soc. Bull. 43: 102 (1974), nomen
= Masdevallia lotax Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 210 (1978)
species :
Dracula maduroi
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXVI): 234 (2004)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Dracula mantissa
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 48(7): 709 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Dracula marieae
Cavestro & J.Fernandez; Orchidophile (Paris) 208: 61 (2016)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula marinii
Baquero; Orquideologia 30(2): 67 (2013)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula marsupialis
Luer & Hirtz; Orchidee (Hamburg) 37(1): 25 (1986)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Dracula mendozae
Luer & V.N.M.Rao; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXVI): 234 (2004)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from original collection
species :
Dracula minax
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 27 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Dracula mopsus
(F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia mopsus F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 419 (1921)
= Masdevallia triceratops Luer; Selbyana 3 (3-4): 222 (1977)
species :
Dracula morleyi
Luer & Dalström; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 46 (Icon. Pleurothallid. X): 142 (1993)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Dracula navarroorum
Luer & Hirtz; Thes. Dracularum 6: 9 (1993)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula nigritella
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 100 (2002)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Dracula nosferatu
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1009 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula nycterina
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia chimaera André; Ill. Hort. 20: 25, t. 117-118 (1873)
= Masdevallia nycterina Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1873: 1238 (1873)
species :
Dracula octavioi
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(2): 128 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); ?E-Ecuador
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Dracula olmosii
Luer & Maduro; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XVIII): 136 (1999)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
species :
Dracula ophioceps
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 26 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula orientalis
Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 67 (1982)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula ortiziana
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 19(1): 40 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Dracula papillosa
Luer & Dodson; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 46 (Icon. Pleurothallid. X): 158 (1993)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type
species :
Dracula pholeodytes
Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 68 (1982)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula pileus
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(2): 132 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula polyphemus
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia polyphemus Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 224 (1978)
species :
Dracula portillae
Luer & Andreetta; Phytologia 47(2): 61 (1980)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Dracula posadarum
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 31 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula presbys
Luer & R.Escobar; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 46 (Icon. Pleurothallid. X): 172 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula psittacina
(Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar; Thes. Dracularum 6: 10 (1993)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia psittacina Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 5: 817 (1876)
species :
Dracula psyche
(Luer & Andreetta) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia psyche Luer & Andreetta; Phytologia 39(4): 225 (1978)
species :
Dracula pubescens
Luer & Dalström; Thes. Dracularum 7: t. 13 (1994)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
species :
Dracula pusilla
(Rolfe) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula vagabunda Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 35 (1981)
= Masdevallia johannis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 359 (1912)
= Masdevallia pusilla Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 335 (1893)
species :
Dracula radiosa
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Nariño); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula medellinensis (Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
= Masdevallia medellinensis Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 420 (1921)
= Masdevallia radiosa Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 7: 684 (1877)
species :
Dracula rastamanoides
Vierling; Orchidee (Hamburg) 6(18)E: 141 (2020)
Distribution: Origin unknown
Error
species :
Dracula rezekiana
Luer & R.Hawley; Phytologia 44(3): 165 (1979)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Dracula ripleyana
Luer; Selbyana 5(2): 147 (1979)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Dracula robledorum
(P.Ortiz) Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia chimaera var. robledorum P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 10(3): 222 (1975)
species :
Dracula roethiana
Vierling; OrchideenJ. 29(1): 12 (2022)
Distribution: cult. (origin unknown)
Error
species :
Dracula roezlii
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Risaralda)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula roezlii f. rubra (B.S.Williams) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Orchid. Atlas 134 (2007)
= Masdevallia chimaera subvar. rubra R.Warner & B.S.Williams; Orchid Album 6: t. 243 (1887)
= Masdevallia chimaera var. roezlii (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] Part 5: 31 (1889)
= Masdevallia chimaera var. winniana (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] Part 5: 31 (1889)
= Masdevallia roezlii Rchb.f.; Xenia Orchid. 2: 196 (1874)
= Masdevallia roezlii var. rubra B.S.Williams; Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 6. 398 (1885)
= Masdevallia winniana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 16: 198 (1881)
species :
Dracula rojasii
N.Peláez, Buitr.-Delg. & Gary Mey.; Orquideologia 26(1): 25 (2009)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula saulii
Luer & Sijm; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 105 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXVIII): 249 (2006)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
species :
Dracula schudelii
Luer & Hirtz; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XVIII): 136 (1999)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula senex-furens
N.Peláez, Buitr.-Delg. & Gary Mey.; Orquideologia 26(1): 30 (2009)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula sergioi
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 35 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula severa
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia chimaera var. severa (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] Part 5: 31 (1889)
= Masdevallia severa Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 3: 170 (1875)
species :
Dracula sibundoyensis
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(2): 137 (1979)
Distribution: Colombia (Putumayo); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
species :
Dracula sijmii
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 101 (2002)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from original collection
species :
Dracula simia
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia simia Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 229 (1978)
species :
Dracula smaug
Baquero & Gary Mey.; Orquideologia 31(2): 88 (2014)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula sodiroi
(Schltr.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. sodiroi
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia sodiroi Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 120 (1915)
subspecies :
subsp. erythrocodon
Luer & Dalström; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 64 [Icon. Pleurothallid. XV]: 108 (1997)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula erythrocodon (Luer & Dalström) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Orchid. Atlas 134 (2007)
species :
Dracula soennemarkii
Luer & Dalström; Harvard Pap. Bot. 17(2): 342 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula spectrum
(Rchb.f.) A.Doucette; Phytotaxa 57: 59 (2012)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula lowii (Rolfe) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
= Dracula platycrater (Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
= Masdevallia lowii Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1890(I): 416 (1890)
= Masdevallia platycrater Rchb.f.; Flora 69: 559 (1886)
= Masdevallia spectrum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 3: 429 (1875)
species :
Dracula syndactyla
Luer; Selbyana 5 (34): 389 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño); ?E-Ecuador
82 CLM
species :
Dracula terborchii
Luer & Hirtz; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XVIII): 136 (1999)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula tobarii
Luer & Hirtz; Harvard Pap. Bot. 17(2): 343 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula trichroma
(Schltr.) Hermans; Orchid Rev. 105 (1217): 298 (1997)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Putumayo, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca); Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula iricolor (Rchb.f.) Luer & R.Escobar; Selbyana 7(1): 65 (1982)
= Dracula quilichaoensis (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 197 (1978)
= Masdevallia iricolor Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 18: 102 (1882)
= Masdevallia iricolor Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 34: 180 (1925)
= Masdevallia quilichaoensis F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 110 (1925)
= Masdevallia trichroma Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 6: 57 (1919)
species :
Dracula trigonopetala
Gary Mey. & Baquero; OrchideenJ. 19(3): 107 (2012), et ex Doucette, Phytotaxa 74: 59 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula trinympharum
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 46 (Icon. Pleurothallid. X): 206 (1993)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: known only from type collection
species :
Dracula tsubotae
Luer; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXIV): 102 (2002)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula tubeana
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula tarantula (Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
= Masdevallia tarantula Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 230 (1978)
= Masdevallia tubeana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 9: 234 (1878)
species :
Dracula ubangina
Luer & Andreetta; Phytologia 47(2): 62 (1980)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula vampira var. ubagina (Luer & Andreetta) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Orchid. Atlas 137 (2007)
species :
Dracula vampira
(Luer) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia vampira Luer; Phytologia 39(4): 231 (1978)
species :
Dracula veleziana
Luer & V.N.M.Rao; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103 (Icon. Pleurothallid. XXVII): 276 (2005)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula velutina
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula lactea (Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 195 (1978)
= Dracula microglochin (Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 196 (1978)
= Dracula trinema (Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
= Masdevallia lactea Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 420 (1921), et Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 8: 132 (1922), et Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 34: 133 (1925)
= Masdevallia microglochin Rchb.f.; Flora 69: 558 (1886)
= Masdevallia trinema Rchb.f.; Flora 69: 558 (1886)
= Masdevallia velutina Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 4: 420 (1875)
species :
Dracula venefica
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 39 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula venosa
(Rolfe) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador
82 CLM 83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia venosa Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1901: 146 (1901)
species :
Dracula verticulosa
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1010 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula vespertilio
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Colombia (Antioquia, Caldas, Chocó, Nariño, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca); Ecuador
80 COS NIC 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia vespertilio Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 31: 390 (1873)
species :
Dracula vierlingii
Luer & Sijm; Harvard Pap. Bot. 17(2): 343 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
species :
Dracula villegasii
Königer; Arcula 8: 218 (1999)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula vinacea
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 13(1): 39 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula vlad-tepes
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 43 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula wallisii
(Rchb.f.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Cauca, Chocó, Valle del Cauca); ?E-Ecuador
82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Dracula burbidgeana (Rolfe) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 194 (1978)
= Masdevallia burbidgeana Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 1: 265 (1893)
= Masdevallia chimaera var. wallisii (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent; Man. Orchid. Pl. [H.J.Veitch] Part 5: 31 (1889)
= Masdevallia wallisii Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 4: 258 (1875)
= Masdevallia wallisii var. discoidea Rchb.f.
species :
Dracula wetzeliana
Vierling; Orchidee (Hamburg) 6(18)E: 142 (2020)
Distribution: Origin unknown
Error
species :
Dracula woolwardiae
(Lehm. ex Kraenzl.) Luer; Selbyana 2 (2-3): 198 (1978)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Masdevallia woolwardiae F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 452 (1899)
species :
Dracula xenos
Luer & R.Escobar; Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 58(10): 1011 (1989)
Distribution: Colombia (Valle del Cauca)
82 CLM
species :
Dracula ×anicula
Luer & R.Escobar; Orquideologia 15(1): 6 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia)
82 CLM
Remarks: Dracula cutis-bufonis x D. wallisii
species :
Dracula ×pinasensis
Zambrano & Solano; Revista Mex. Biodivers. 82(3): 759 (2012)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Remarks: Dracula mopsus x D. ophioceps
species :
Dracula ×radio-syndactyla
Luer; Selbyana 5 (34): 389 (1981)
Distribution: Colombia (Nariño)
82 CLM
Remarks: Dracula radiosa x syndactyla
species :
Dracula ×ruizii
H.Medina, J.Portilla, A.Doucette & Ruíz Pérez; Andreettana 1(3): 18 (2025)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Remarks: Dracula deniseana x D. saulii
