Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid in the genus Telipogon. Only a single population of 30 plants are known to exist, on the border between the Putumayo and Nariño departments of southern Colombia.[2][1] Accordingly, it is classed as "critically endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.[1]
| Telipogon diabolicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Telipogon |
| Species: | T. diabolicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Telipogon diabolicus Kolan., Szlach. & Medina Tr., 2016 | |
The name diabolicus refers to the way its wine-red or maroon gynostemium looks like the head of the devil.[1]
Adult plants are 5.5–9 cm tall.[2]
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