With back light, the flower looks quite different. This is closer to what pollinator would see since the flower hangs down. Dracula sijmii is described by Carl Luer in 2002. The type specimen was originally obtained from José Portilla of Ecuagenera in February 1997, but the original collection data is missing. It is named after Antonius (Ton) P. Sijm of Netherlands. Many of Mr. Sijm's photos are included in a book, Orchids: Masdevallia with its Segregates Including Dracula by Harry Zelenko (2014, Zai Publications). According to a brief biography in this book (p.163), after his greenhouse got burned down in 1982, Mr. Sijm decided to focus on Pleurothallids. He worked with Carl Luer, and has co-authored descriptions of many species. I obtained this plant recently (October 2015) from Mundiflora . It was in a good condition, so it get acclimated quickly and it has been flowering quite well. I'm growing in sphagnum moss in a plastic net ...
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