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They are usually secretively hidden nearly 2,000 metres above eye-level in the cloud forests of south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian.
But an enthusiastic flower collector has snapped some stunning photos of the Monkey Orchid.
Found in south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests, the unusual flower's scientific name is Dracula simia. Dracula, literally means 'little dragon' referring to the strange aspect of the two long spurs of the two long sepals.


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