Its scientific name is Dracula simia, the last part nodding towards the fact that this remarkable orchid
bears more than a passing resemblance to a monkey’s face – although we
won’t go as far as to be species specific on this one. The Dracula
(genus) part of its name refers to the strange characteristic of the two
long spurs of the sepals, reminiscent of the fangs of a certain
Transylvanian count of film and fiction fame.