Telipogon diabolicus
Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid in the genus Telipogon. Only a single population of 30 plants are known to exist, on the border between the Putumayo and Nariño departments of southern Colombia.[2][1] Accordingly, it is classed as "critically endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.[1]
Telipogon diabolicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Telipogon |
Species: | T. diabolicus |
Binomial name | |
Telipogon diabolicus Kolan., Szlach. & Medina Tr., 2016 | |
The name diabolicus refers to the way its wine-red or maroon gynostemium looks like the head of the devil.[1]
Adult plants are 5.5–9 cm tall.[2]
References
- Kolanowska, Marta; Szlachetko, Dariusz L.; Medina Trejo, Ramiro (2016). "Telipogon diabolicus (Orchidaceae, Oncidiinae), a new species from southern Colombia". PhytoKeys. 65: 113–124. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.65.8674. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 4957026.
- Dasgupta, Shreya (12 July 2016). "New orchid discovered in Colombia is critically endangered". Mongabay. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
External links
- Media related to Telipogon diabolicus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Telipogon diabolicus at Wikispecies
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