Below are 10 types of monkey face orchids discovered and named by scientists .
1. Chimaera monkey orchid
The Chimaera is one of the largest orchids in the orchid family, with an erect or horizontal inflorescence, 15-60 cm long. The flower surface is almost flat, and usually has 5 colors: white, yellow, green, purple or brown. In addition, this species also has purple or brown spots, on the flower surface is hairy. The sepals are 5.5 cm long, with a deep purple tail, 12-25 cm long.
Chimaera monkey orchid.
This species is commonly found in cloud forests, at altitudes of 1,500 - 2,200m, in Colombia.
2. Bella Monkey Orchid
Bella Monkey Orchid has a drooping inflorescence, 20 cm long. The sepals have reddish brown spots, the flower face is about 5 cm large, with dark reddish brown tails, 13 cm long. The lip is white, yellow at the base, kidney-shaped.
Bella monkey orchid. (Photo: orchidsforum)
This species is commonly found in forests above 2,400 m elevation, in Colombia (western Cordillera).
3. Cordobae Monkey Orchid
Cordobae Monkey Face has flat, creamy white flowers with reddish brown dots along the edge, with many long hairs inside. Sepals are 25 mm long, with a dark brown tail, 4-7 cm long. The lip is round, concave, white.
Cordobae Monkey Orchid
This species is commonly found in cloud forests, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m, in Ecuador.
4. Erythrochaete monkey face orchid
Erythrochaete usually has drooping inflorescences, sepals forming a swollen cup shape, color range from white to dull yellow, with brown or purple spots, tail 3-7 cm long, deep red. Lip blade concave, hemispherical.
Erythrochaete monkey orchid.
Erythrochaete is commonly found in cloud forests, at altitudes of 1,100-2,000 m, in Costa Rica, Panama.
5. Gigas monkey orchid
The inflorescence of the gigas monkey face orchid is upright or horizontal, the sepals are brownish pink, forming an open cup. The sepals are 4 cm long, the tail is reddish brown, 6 cm long. The lip is pink, concave, hemispherical with some thin ray-shaped lamellae.
Gigas monkey orchid. (Photo: Urban agriculture )
This species is sometimes found growing as a terrestrial orchid in cloud forests, at altitudes of 1,800-2,550 m, in Colombia, Ecuador.
6. Monkey face orchid enaequalis
Enaequalis has pendulous inflorescence, few flowers. Sepals about 25mm long, forming a wide-mouthed tubular cup, white or cream, with purple-brown spots and stripes, yellow tail with purple spots, 3cm long. Lip white, with pink spots, concave.
Monkey face orchid enaequalis. (Photo: Urban Agriculture)
7. Platycrater monkey face orchid
Platycrater has a flat, white or greenish-white flower with purple spots. The sepals are narrow, oblong, about 4 cm long, with a short tail, 1.5-3.5 cm long. The lip is pink, convex, asymmetrical.
Platycrater monkey face orchid. (Photo: Pinterest)
This species is epiphytic, in cloud forests, at altitudes of 1,500-2,000 m, in Colombia.
8. Robledorum monkey face orchid
Robledorum has large, open flowers, growing from the stem nodes, yellow, orange or green. The posterior sepals have purple spots that turn into stripes at the base of the sepals, the sepals are about 33 mm long, the tail is reddish brown, 35 mm long. The lip is white with a pink tinge.
Monkey face orchid robledorum. (Photo: Pinterest)
Robledorum is commonly found in cloud forests, at altitudes of 2,000–2,200 m, in Colombia.
9. Sodiroi Monkey Face Orchid
The inflorescence is erect, usually bearing 1 - 3 flowers on a stem, the flowers bloom simultaneously, this is the only Dracula species with an upright inflorescence and more than 1 flower blooming simultaneously. The flowers are downward-pointing, bell-shaped, orange in color. The sepals are about 16mm long, the tail is purple-reddish brown, pointing downwards, 15-20mm long.
Sodiroi Monkey Orchid. (Photo: Flickr/Andreas Kay)
This species is usually found in cloud forests or as a terrestrial orchid it is found along roadsides, at altitudes of 1,800-2,430 m, in Ecuador.
10. Velutina monkey orchid
Velutina monkey face orchid. (Photo: vuonphonglan)
Velutina has drooping inflorescences, small, cup-shaped flowers, pinkish white, with thick hairs inside. Sepals are about 9mm long, tails are dark purple, 2-5cm long.
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