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Dracula roezlii
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Painted as: |
Masdevallia roezlii |
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Scrapbook: |
42 |
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Date: |
1884 |
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Distribution: |
Colombia |
Dracula roezlii bears the name of its collector, Benedict
Roezl, who travelled through tropical America in search of orchids
for almost 30 years from 1854. When he lost a hand whilst demonstrating
a fibre-extracting machine in Cuba, he had it replaced with a hook.
He was not deterred from further journeys although he reported that
it was difficult to alight from a horse when he spotted new orchid
treasures.
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