Posted on 07/17/2016 6:26:09 PM PDT by JimSEA
A lone and unique population of about 30 reddish to dark violet-maroon orchids grows on the small patch of land between the borders of two Colombian departments. However, its extremely small habitat is far from the only striking thing about the new species.
A closer look at its flowers' heart reveals what appears to be a devil's head. Named after its demonic patterns, the new orchid species, Telipogon diabolicus, is described in the open access journal PhytoKeys.
Discovered by Dr Marta Kolanowska and Prof Dariusz Szlachetko, both affiliated with University of Gdansk, Poland, together with Dr Ramiro Medina Trejo, Colombia, the new orchid grows a stem measuring between 5.5 -- 9 cm in height.
With its only known habitat restricted to a single population spread across a dwarf montane forest at the border between departments Putumayo and Nariño, southern Colombia, the devilish orchid is assigned as a Critically Endangered species in the IUCN Red List.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
Got to catch them all!
Bealzabud
Lucifoilage
Luciflower
Yes. Super Skrull is the perfect response. It gives me hope.
Freegards
Devil or angel, I can’t make up my mind.
Game over!
Thank you for the fun facts. I did not know that.
Here’s one for you: Oregon is 2/3 desert.
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