Famous Monkey-Face 'Dracula' Orchids are Vanishing in the Wild
Known to scientists as Dracula, the so-called "monkey-face orchids" have become online celebrities, with millions of people sharing their photos, marvelling at flowers that seem to smile, frown or even grimace.
A new global assessment has, for the first time, revealed the conservation status of all known Dracula orchids. Out of 133 species assessed, nearly seven in ten are threatened with extinction.
- Many exist only in tiny fragments of forest, some in just one or two known locations.
- A few are known only from plants growing in cultivation, their wild populations may already be gone.
They look like tiny monkeys peering out from the mist.
Author's summary: Dracula orchids are disappearing.
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