Monkey Orchid
Monkey orchid is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * '' Calanthe tricarinata'', native to southeast and east Asia * '' Dracula gigas'', native to South America * ''Dracula simia'', native to South America * ''Orchis simia ''Orchis simia'', commonly known as the monkey orchid, is a greyish pink to reddish species of the genus ''Orchis''. It gets its common name from its lobed lip which mimics the general shape of a monkey's body. The range of the species is centra ...

Calanthe Tricarinata
''Calanthe tricarinata'' is a species of orchid native to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan), Northeastern India, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Kashmir, Myanmar and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo .... References External links * * tricarinata Flora of China Flora of Eastern Asia Flora of the Indian subcontinent Flora of Myanmar Flora of Thailand Orchids of China Orchids of India Orchids of Nepal Orchids of Japan Flora of Bhutan {{Epidendroideae-stub ...
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Dracula Gigas
''Dracula gigas'' is a species of orchid. It is sometimes called the monkey orchid because it resembles the face of a monkey. This common name is shared with ''Orchis simia'' See also * Monkey orchid (other) References gigas Gigas may refer to: * Gigas, one of the Gigantes (Giants) in Greek mythology * Gigas (company), a Spanish cloud services company * ''Codex Gigas'', a medieval manuscript * gigue or giga, a dance See also * A. gigas (other) * D. gigas * E. ... Plants described in 1978 {{Epidendreae-stub ...
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Dracula Simia
''Dracula simia'', called also monkey orchid or the monkey-like ''Dracula'', is an epiphytic orchid originally described in the genus ''Masdevallia'', Description of ''Masdevallia simia'' on pages 229-230 but later moved to the genus ''Dracula''. The arrangement of column, petals and lip strongly resembles a monkey's face. The plant blooms at any season with several flowers on the inflorescence that open successively. Flowers are fragrant with the scent of a ripe orange. See also * Monkey orchid (other) References simia In his '' Systema Naturae'' of 1758, Carl Linnaeus divided the Order Primates within ''Mammalia'' into four genera: ''Homo'', ''Simia'', ''Lemur'', and ''Vespertilio''. His ''Vespertilio'' included all bats, and has since been moved from Primates ...