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Telipogon diabolicus is a rare epiphytic orchid known from a single small population of about 30 plants in southern Colombia, listed as critically endangered. It is not a species grown in gardens, so care notes below are general guidance for Telipogon-type orchids.
Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid in the genus Telipogon. Only a single population of 30 plants are known to exist, on the border between the Putumayo and Nariño departments of southern Colombia. Accordingly, it is classed as "critically endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.
The name diabolicus refers to the way its wine-red or maroon gynostemium looks like the head of the devil.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Telipogon diabolicus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
