| Frog's skin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dracula |
| Species: | D. chestertonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracula chestertonii | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Dracula chestertonii, commonly known as the frog's skin, is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia. [1] [2]
It was named in honour of the collector Henry Chesterton who discovered this species. [3] [4]
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