Dracula simia (the monkey orchid), Orchis Italica (the naked man orchid), Habenaria radiata (the white egret orchid) and Caleana major (the flying duck orchid).
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The most interesting, controversial, and thought provoking orchid of all time. How on earth that the petals, column, and lips perfectly arranged to form a face like figure of a monkey? I told you in the beginning that the Mother Earth never stops to amaze us.
If you'd like to see it for yourself, you have to go to the forest of Ecuador and Peru. However, it would surely be costly, so I suggest that you have to believe that it is not edited nor enhanced to create an image worth sharing on Social Media. It is the work of nature!
The photos are of different specie but belongs to the same genus Dracula. Why Dracula? It is because of the cape the monkey-face orchid wear.
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Cockleshell Orchid or Clamshell Orchid Prosthechea cochleata
This kind of orchid is similar to a squid which is swimming in the sea. The common name attributed to it is also related to a sea creature. No wonder!
This orchid is rare in the lowlands and some of its subspecies is listed in the endangered orchids. It is found and native to Central America, Columbia, Venezuela, and some parts of Florida.
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White Egret Flower is flying high like a true bird
This is one of the nicest I have seen, although simple, but I love the pure white in its body and the figure of the bird. The flower looks like a bird is sucking a nectar to the flower. This defense is probably the mechanism of the flower to avoid insects. Simply amazing!
It is also known as Sagiso or Fringed flower, but I love to call it a white egret flower, no other else. Its natural habitat is in China, Japan, Korea, and Russia.
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