Dracula pusilla

Dracula pusilla
plate in:
Florence H. Woolward
The Genus Masdevallia
(1896)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dracula
Subgenus: Dracula subg. Dracula
Sectio: Dracula sect. Dracula
Subsectio: Dracula subsect. Dracula
Series: Dracula ser. Parviflorae
Species: Dracula pusilla

Name

Dracula pusilla (Rolfe) Luer, Selbyana 2: 196 (1978)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Masdevallia pusilla Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 335 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Masdevallia johannis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 359 (1912)
  • Dracula vagabunda Luer & R.Escobar, Orquideologia 15: 35 (1981)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Luer, C.A. 1978. Selbyana 2: 196.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dracula pusilla. Accessed: 2021 Feb 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dracula pusilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dracula pusilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Dracula pusilla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Dracula pusilla. Published online. Accessed: 24 Feb 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Dracula pusilla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Feb 2021.

Vernacular names

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