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Draconanthes
Draconanthes (from Greek, "dragon flower") is a genus of orchids, comprising two species. These have rigid, fleshy sepals and fleshy petals with a thick lip, and are borne on successively flowered racemes. One species is endemic to Ecuador, the other is found through the Andes at high elevations.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Draconanthes aberrans
speciesDraconanthes aberrans
Draconanthes lueriana
speciesDraconanthes lueriana
Draconanthes bufonis
speciesDraconanthes bufonis
Draconanthes ecuadoriana
speciesDraconanthes ecuadoriana
Draconanthes prionota
speciesDraconanthes prionota
Draconanthes trachysepala
speciesDraconanthes trachysepala
Draconanthes venezuelana
speciesDraconanthes venezuelana
Draconanthes chingazaense
speciesDraconanthes chingazaense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 960132.