Dracula wallisii

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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| image = Dracula wallisii at Kiseki No Hoshi Greenhouse, Japan.jpg

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| genus = Dracula

| species = wallisii

| authority = (Rchb.f.) Luer

| synonyms_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.orchidstudium.com/Estrangeiras/Dracula%20wallisii.html|title=Dracula wallisii (Rchb.f.) Luer, Selbyana 2: 198 (1978).|publisher=Orchidstudium Project|accessdate=January 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194005/http://www.orchidstudium.com/Estrangeiras/Dracula%20wallisii.html|archive-date=January 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/23511574|title=Dracula wallisii (Rchb. f.) Luer|publisher=Tropicos.org, Missouri Botanical Garden|accessdate=January 25, 2012}}

| synonyms =

• Masdevallia wallisii Rchb.f.
• Masdevallia chimaera var. wallisii (Rchb.f.) H.J.Veitch
• Masdevallia chimaera var. stupenda (Rchb.f.) Stein

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Dracula wallisii is a species of orchid belonging to the genus Dracula. The species is found at altitudes of {{convert|1600|to|2600|m|ft|abbr=on}} in Cordillera Central, Colombia. It is a common species, with large flowers that are often highly variable in form.{{cite book|author=Alec M. Pridgeon|title =The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids|publisher =David & Charles|year =2003|page=113|isbn =978-0-7153-1782-2}}

The species was first discovered near Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia by the German plant collector Gustav Wallis in 1871. It was formally described in 1875 by the German orchidologist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach who named it after Wallis.{{cite web|url=http://www.pleurothallids.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537&Itemid=58|title=Dracula wallisii (Rchb. f.) Luer|publisher=The Pleurothallid Alliance|accessdate=January 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230133227/http://www.pleurothallids.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537&Itemid=58|archive-date=December 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.epidendra.org/taxones/Dracula/Dracula%20wallisii/index.html|title=Dracula wallisii (Rchb. f.) Luer, Selbyana 2: 198. 1979.|publisher=Epidendra, Universidad de Costa Rica|accessdate=January 25, 2012}}