| Dracula sodiroi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dracula |
| Species: | D. sodiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracula sodiroi | |
| Synonyms | |
Masdevallia sodiroi Schltr.in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 120 (1915) (Basionym) | |
Dracula sodiroi is a species of orchid. It is an epiphyte and grows in wet tropical areas of north-western and northern Ecuador. [1]
The specific epithet of sodiroi refers to Luis Sodiro (1836–1909), who was an Italian Jesuit priest and a field botanist, who collected many plants in Ecuador. [2]
It was first published in Selbyana vol.2 on page 197 in 1978. [1]
