Dracula lehmanniana
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dracula lehmanniana faces severe threats from deforestation and habitat conversion in Colombia's cloud forest ecosystems. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized disturbances, while climate change threatens to shift the cool, humid conditions essential for this epiphytic orchid's survival. Agricultural expansion and infrastructure development continue to fragment the remaining suitable habitat.
Habitat
This epiphytic orchid inhabits cool, humid cloud forests in the Colombian Andes, typically growing on moss-covered tree branches and trunks at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters. It requires the constant moisture and filtered light conditions characteristic of these montane ecosystems.