Dracula erythrochaete

Surname: Dracula erythrochaete, (Rchb.f.) Luer 1978
Synonyms:
Dracula burbidgeana, (Rolfe) Luer 1978
Dracula erythrochaete var. gaskelliana, [Rchb.f] Luer 1987
Dracula gaskelliana, [Rchb.f] Luer 1978
Masdevallia astuta, Rchb.f 1886
Masdevallia burbidgeana, Rolfe 1893
Masdevallia erythrochaete, Rchb.f 1882
Masdevallia erythrochaete var. gaskelliana (Rchb. f.) Woolward 1896
Masdevallia gaskelliana, Rchb.f 1883
etymology:
erythrochaete = red-haired
Reproduction: Division
Origin: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Location:
epiphytic in cloud forest on mossy trees at altitudes of around 1200 meters
Remarks:
The flowers of Dracula erythrochaete are up to 6.5cm in size, and a flower can emerge at the end of the horizontal, rarely hanging and very rarely upright flower stalks. In the past, many different Dracula were sold as Dracula erythrochaete. Therefore, many of the published images differ from the species offered here.