Surname: Dracula gigas, (Luer) Luer 1978 'Melon'
Synonyms:
Masdevallia gigas, Luer 1978
etymology:
gigas = big, gigantic
Reproduction: Division
Origin: Ecuador, Colombia
Location:
epiphytic on wet, mossy trees in pristine cloud forests at altitudes of 1700 to 2600 meters
Remarks:
Dracula gigas has flowers that are about 10 x 10 cm in size. The inflorescence stalks are horizontal, rarely upright, and bear the flowers, which open one after the other, terminally.