134.0000
Family
Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30648; hybrids: 1477
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.7096
Genus
Prosthechea Knowles & Westc.; Fl. Cab. 2: 111 (1838)
Distribution: Tropical America. Phylogeny and confirmation of inclusion of smaller genera: Vieira et al. 2024.
Species listed in database: 129; hybrids: 3
= Anacheilium Hoffmanns.; Linnaea 16(Lit.): 229 (1842)
= Epicladium Small; Fl. Miami [Small] 56 (1913)
= Epithecia Knowles & Westc.; Fl. Cab. 2: 167 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Euchile (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner; Cattleyas & Relatives 5: 137 (1998)
= Hormidium Lindl. ex Heynh.; Nomencl. Bot. Hort. 880 (1841)
= Panarica Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 207 (2004)
= Pollardia Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 217 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 4(1): 31 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea abbreviata
(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Chocó); Ecuador
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium abbreviatum (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 40 (2004)
= Encyclia abbreviata (Schltr.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
= Epidendrum abbreviatum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 107 (1906)
= Epidendrum prorepens Ames; Schedul. Orchid. 2: 33 (1923)
species :
Prosthechea aemula
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Panama; Grenada; Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Falcon); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Acre); NE-Brazil (Bahia)
80 PAN 81 GRE 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium aemulum (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 42 (2004)
= Anacheilium fragrans subsp. aemula (Rchb.f.) Dressler
= Encyclia aemula (Lindl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1257 (1993)
= Encyclia fragrans subsp. aemula (Lindl.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 440 (1971)
= Epidendrum aemulum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1898 (1836)
= Epidendrum aemulum var. brevistriatum Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 37 (1876)
= Epidendrum cordatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 9, t. 38 (1825 publ. 1829), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum cordifolium Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 557 (1841)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. aemulum (Lindl.) Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 136 (1881)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. alticallum Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 138 (1881)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. brevistriatum (Rchb.f.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 85 (1898)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. janeirense Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 137 (1881)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. micranthum Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 138 (1881)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. rivularium Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 137 (1882)
species :
Prosthechea alagoensis
(Pabst) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Alagoas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium alagoense (Pabst) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 182 (1981)
= Encyclia alagoensis (Pabst) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum alagoense Pabst; Anais 14 Congr. Soc. Bot. Brasil 18 (1964)
species :
Prosthechea allemanii
(Barb.Rodr.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium allemanii (Barb.Rodr.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 182 (1981)
= Encyclia allemanii (Barb.Rodr.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29: 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum allemanianum Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 139 (1882)
= Epidendrum allemanii Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 1: 54 (1877)
species :
Prosthechea allemanoides
(Hoehne) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium allemanoides (Hoehne) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 182 (1981)
= Encyclia allemanoides (Hoehne) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum allemanioides Hoehne; Bol. Agric. (São Paulo) 34: 616 (1933 publ. 1934)
= Hormidium allemanioides (Hoehne) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea aloisii
(Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador): 956 (1999)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium aloisii (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 49 (2004)
= Epidendrum aloisii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 8: 66 (1921)
species :
Prosthechea arminii
(Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 254 (2004)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander); Venezuela
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia arminii (Rchb.f.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Ernstia 36: 9 (1986)
= Epidendrum arminii Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 67 (1855)
species :
Prosthechea baculus
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia)
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium baculus (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 49 (2004)
= Anacheilium confusum (Rolfe) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 72 (2004)
= Encyclia baculus (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 436 (1971)
= Encyclia pentotis (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum acuminatum Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 202 (1894), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum baculus Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 214 (1856)
= Epidendrum beyrodtianum Schltr.; Orchis 9: 49 (1915)
= Epidendrum confusum Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 197 (1899)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. megalanthum Lindl.; J. Hort. Soc. London 4: 223 (1849)
= Epidendrum pentotis Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 81 (1876)
= Hormidium baculus (Rchb.f.) Brieger; [nom. inval.]
= Prosthechea confusa (Rolfe) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29: 214 (2009)
species :
Prosthechea barbozae
Pupulin; Selbyana 25(1): 20 (2004)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Prosthechea bennettii
(Christenson) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium bennettii (Christenson) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 51 (2004)
= Encyclia bennettii Christenson; Brittonia 46(1): 29 (1994)
species :
Prosthechea bicamerata
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia bicamerata (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 436 (1971)
= Epidendrum bicameratum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1871: 1194 (1871)
species :
Prosthechea bohnkiana
V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr; Orchid Digest 69(1): 53 (2004)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium bohnkianum (V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr) Marçal; Bol. CAOB 58: 49 (2005)
species :
Prosthechea boothiana
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: USA (S-Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Bahamas; Cuba; Cayman Isl. (Grand Cayman); Hispaniola (Haiti)
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON 81 BAH CAY CUB HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Diacrium bidentatum (Lindl.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 3: 221 (1883)
= Encyclia bidentata (Hemsl.) Hágsater & Soto Arenas; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 13: 215 (1993)
= Encyclia bidentata subsp. erythronioides (Small) Hágsater; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 13 (12): 216 (1993)
= Encyclia boothiana (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
= Encyclia boothiana subsp. erythronioides (Small) Hágsater ex Christenson; Lindleyana 11: 15 (1996)
= Encyclia boothiana var. erythronoides (Small) Luer; Florida Orchidist 14(1): 29 (1971)
= Epicladium boothianum (Lindl.) Small; Fl. Miami [Small] 56 (1913)
= Epicladium boothianum var. erythronioides (Small) Acuña; Bol. Estac. Exp. Agron. Santiago de las Vegas 60 (Cat. Descr. Orquid. Cub.): 83 (1938)
= Epidendrum bidentatum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 98 (1831), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum boothianum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 5 (1838)
= Epidendrum boothianum subsp. erythronioides (Small) Hágsater ex Christenson; Lindleyana 11(1): 15 (1996)
= Epidendrum erythronioides Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 328 (1903)
= Hormidium boothianum (Lindl.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genet. Univ. São Paulo 1: 21 (1960)
= Prosthechea boothiana var. erythronioides (Small) Nir; Orchidaceae Antill. 407 (2000)
= Prosthechea boothiana var. erythronioides (Small) W.E.Higgins; N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 4(1): 52 (1998)
= Pseudencyclia boothiana (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea borsiana
(Campacci) Campacci; Bol. CAOB 58: 50 (2005)
Distribution: Brazil (Goiás)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Prosthechea borsiana (Campacci) Van den Berg; Phytotaxa 239(3): 298 (2015), isonym
= Anacheilium borsianum Campacci; Bol. CAOB 56: 124 (-127) (2004 publ. 2005)
species :
Prosthechea brachiata
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia brachiata (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 436 (1971)
= Epidendrum brachiatum A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845)
species :
Prosthechea brachychila
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Magdalena); Venezuela; Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium brachychilum (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 52 (2004)
= Encyclia brachychila (Lindl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Ernstia 36: 9 (1986)
= Epidendrum brachychilum Lindl.; Orchid. Linden. 9 (1846)
species :
Prosthechea brassavolae
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia brassavolae (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
= Epidendrum brassavolae Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 729 (1852)
= Hormidium brassavolae (Rchb.f.) Brieger
= Panarica brassavolae (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 208 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia brassavolae (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea bueraremensis
(Campacci) Campacci; Bol. CAOB 58: 50 (2005)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium bueraremense Campacci; Bol. CAOB 54: 56 (-59
= Prosthechea bueraremensis (Campacci) Van den Berg; Phytotaxa 239(3): 298 (2015), isonym
species :
Prosthechea bulbosa
(Vell.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium bulbosum (Vell.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 54 (2004)
= Anacheilium inversum (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Encyclia bulbosa (Vell.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29: 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Encyclia inversa (Lindl.) Pabst; Bradea 2: 81 (1976), no basionym date.
= Epidendrum bulbosum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 11 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Epidendrum inversum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 85 (1839)
= Epidendrum latro Rchb.f. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 82 (1898)
= Hormidium inversum (Lindl.) Brieger
= Prosthechea inversa (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Prosthechea latro (Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 28 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea caetensis
(Bicalho) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium caetense (Bicalho) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Hormidium caetense Bicalho; Bol. Soc. Campineira Orquid. 2(4): 26 (1972)
species :
Prosthechea calamaria
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
82 FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium calamarium (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Anacheilium punctiferum (Rchb.f.) F.Barros; Hoehnea 10: 85 (1983 publ. 1984)
= Encyclia calamaria (Lindl.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Encyclia organensis (Rolfe) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Encyclia pipio (Rchb.f.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 277 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Encyclia punctifera (Rchb.f.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29: 277 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum calamarium Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 88 (1838)
= Epidendrum calamarium var. brevifolium Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 89 (1898)
= Epidendrum calamarium var. latifolium Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 89 (1898)
= Epidendrum calamarium var. longifolium Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 89 (1898)
= Epidendrum organense Rolfe; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 194 (1898)
= Epidendrum pipio Rchb.f.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 24: 98 (1856)
= Epidendrum punctiferum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 16: 38 (1881)
= Hormidium calamarium (Lindl.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genét. Esc. Super. Agric. Luis de Queiroz 2: 69 (1961)
= Pollardia tripunctata (W.E.Higgins) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 244 (2004)
= Prosthechea pipio (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Prosthechea punctifera (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Prosthechea tripunctata W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Pseudencyclia tripunctata (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea campos-portoi
(Pabst) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium campos-portoi (Pabst) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 18: 750, photogr. (2022), isonym
= Anacheilium campos-portoi (Pabst) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Encyclia campos-portoi Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29: 62 (1967)
= Hormidium campos-portoi (Pabst) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea campylostalix
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Guatemala; Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS GUA PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia campylostalix (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 17: 45 (1922)
= Epidendrum campylostalix Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 730 (1852)
= Hormidium campylostalix (Rchb.f.) Brieger
= Pollardia campylostalix (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 220 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia campylostalix (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea carrii
V.P.Castro Neto & Campacci; Orchid Digest 65(2): 74 (2001)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium carrii (V.P.Castro & Campacci) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 61 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea chacaoensis
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Chocó); Venezuela
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS HON NIC PAN 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium chacaoense (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 63 (2004)
= Encyclia chacaoensis (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 436 (1971)
= Epidendrum chacaoense Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 20 (1854)
= Epidendrum pachycarpum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 109 (1906)
= Hormidium chacaoense (Rchb.f.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea chimborazoensis
(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Caquetá, Chocó, Meta, Santander); Ecuador; ?Peru; ?Bolivia
80 PAN 82 CLM 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium chimborazoense (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 65 (2004)
= Encyclia chimborazoensis (Schltr.) Dressler; Phytologia 21(7): 440 (1971)
= Epidendrum chimborazoensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 389 (1916)
= Hormidium chimborazoense (Schltr.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea chondylobulbon
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium chondylobulbon (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 67 (2004)
= Encyclia chondylobulbon (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 436 (1971)
= Epidendrum chondylobolbon A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845)
= Hormidium chondylobulbon (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea christensonii
(Harding) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium christensonii Harding; Bol. CAOB 61: 26 (2006)
species :
Prosthechea christyana
(Rchb.f.) Garay & Withner; Orchid Digest 65(2): 80 (2001)
Distribution: Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Epidendrum christyanum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 19: 38 (1884)
species :
Prosthechea citrina
(Lex.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tlaxcala, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Cattleya citrina (Lex.) Lindl.; Coll. Bot. [Lindley] sub t. 37 (1825)
= Cattleya sulfurina Lem.; Ill. Hort. 1(Misc.): 2 (1854)
= Encyclia citrina (Lex.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
= Epidendrum citrinum (Lex.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 317 (1861)
= Euchile citrina (Lex.) Withner; Cattleyas & Relatives 5: 138 (1998)
= Hormidium citrinum (Llave & Lex.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], 3. Aufl., I: 576 (1977)
= Sobralia citrina Lex.; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza] 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 21 (1825)
species :
Prosthechea cochleata
(L.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Name: Canuela, Orquidea negra, Cockle-shell orchid
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas; Cuba; Cayman Isl. (Cayman Brac); Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl.; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; Colombia (Cundinamarca, Meta); Isla Margarita; Venezuela (Aragua, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Zulia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 BAH CAY CUB DOM GDL HIS JAM MAR PUE VEN VIR 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium cochleatum (L.) Hoffmanns.; Verz. Orchid. 21 (1842)
= Encyclia cochleata (L.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
= Encyclia cochleata (L.) Lemée; Fl. Guyane Franç. 1: 418 (1955)
= Encyclia lancifolia (Pav. ex Lindl.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 437 (1971)
= Epidendrum cochleatum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 1351 (1763)
= Epidendrum cochleatum var. costaricense Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 118 (1923)
= Epidendrum cochleatum var. grandiflorum Mutel; Mem. Soc. Roy. Centr. Agric. Dept. N. 1838: 86 (1838)
= Epidendrum cochleatum var. pallidum Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 41 (1853)
= Epidendrum lancifolium Pav. ex Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 98 (1831), nom. inval.
= Hormidium cochleatum (L.) Brieger
= Prosthechea cochleata var. grandiflora (Mutel) Christenson; Richardiana 8: 30 (2008)
variant :
var. triandra
(Ames) W.E.Higgins; N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 4(1): 52 (1998)
Distribution: USA (S-Florida)
78 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium cochleatum triandrum (Ames) Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 392 (1933)
= Anacheilium cochleatum var. triandrum (Ames) Sauleda, Wunderlin & B.F.Hansen; Phytologia 56(4): 308 (1984)
= Encyclia cochleata f. albidoflava P.M.Br.; N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1(2): 132 (1995)
= Encyclia cochleata subsp. triandra (Ames) Hágsater; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 13 (12): 215 (1993)
= Encyclia cochleata var. triandra (Ames) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 253 (1961)
= Epidendrum cochleatum var. triandrum Ames; Contr. Ames Bot. Lab. 1: 16 (1904)
= Epidendrum triandrum (Ames) House; Muhlenbergia 1: 129 (1906)
= Prosthechea cochleata f. albidoflava (P.M.Br.) P.M.Br.; N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 4: 52 (1998), species name not validly published.
= Prosthechea cochleata subsp. triandra (Ames) Nir; Orchidaceae Antill. 407 (2000)
= Prosthechea cochleata var. triandra (Ames) Hágsater; Fl. N. Amer. N. Mexico [FNA Ed. Comm.] 26: 614 (2002), isonym
species :
Prosthechea concolor
(Lex.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia amabilis Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 471 (1918)
= Encyclia concolor (Lex.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918)
= Encyclia pruinosa (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 473 (1918)
= Epidendrum amabile Linden & Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 219 (1855), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum concolor Lex.; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza] 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 25 (1825)
= Epidendrum pruinosum A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845)
= Pollardia concolor (Lex.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 222 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia concolor (Lex.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea crassilabia
(Poepp. & Endl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Fl. Venez. Guayana 7: 538 (2003)
Distribution: Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Trinidad [I]; Colombia (Caquetá, Guaviare, Meta); Venezuela (Amazonas, Aragua, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Yaracuy); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia; N-Brazil; WC-Brazil; NE-Brazil; SE-Brazil; S-Brazil
80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 trt 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Remarks: the complex around P. vespa has been split up in several species by Carnevali & Ramirez in Fl. of Venezuelan Guayana
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium crassilabium (Poepp. & Endl.) Withner, P.A.Harding & Campacci; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 74 (2004)
= Encyclia christii (Rchb.f.) Dodson; Orquideologia 19(2): 149 (1994)
= Encyclia crassilabia (Poepp. & Endl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961), isonym
= Encyclia crassilabia (Poepp. & Endl.) Lemée; Fl. Guyane Franç. 1: 418 (1955)
= Encyclia leopardina (Rchb.f.) Dodson & Hágsater; Orquideologia 19(2): 149 (1994)
= Encyclia vespa subsp. triandra Dod; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 13: 215 (1993)
= Epidendrum baculibulbum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 19: 116 (1923)
= Epidendrum christii Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 112 (1876)
= Epidendrum coriaceum C.Parker ex Hook.; Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3595 (1837), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum coriaceum Focke; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 11: 228 (1853), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum coriaceum Parker ex Hook.; Bot. Mag. t. 3595 (1837), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum crassilabium Poepp. & Endl.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 2: 1, t. 102 (1837)
= Epidendrum feddeanum Kraenzl.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 1: 188 (1905)
= Epidendrum leopardinum Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 112 (1876)
= Epidendrum longipes Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 10 (1878)
= Epidendrum rhopalobulbon Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 27: 72 (1924)
= Epidendrum saccharatum Kraenzl.; Orchis 18: 113 (1908)
= Epidendrum variegatum var. angustipetalum Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s. 2: 82 (1947)
= Epidendrum variegatum var. coriaceum Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 38 (1853)
= Epidendrum variegatum var. crassilabium (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 38 (1853)
= Epidendrum variegatum var. leopardinum Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 38 (1853)
= Epidendrum variegatum var. lineatum Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 326 (1856)
= Epidendrum variegatum var. virens Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 38 (1853)
= Hormidium baculibulbum (Schltr.) Brieger; Proc. 3rd World Orch. Conf. 315 (1960)
= Hormidium coriaceum (C.Parker ex Hook.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genet. Univ. São Paulo 1: 20 (1960)
= Hormidium crassilabium (Poepp. & Endl.) Brieger; [nom. inval.]
= Hormidium leopardinum (Rchb.f.) Brieger; [nom. inval.]
= Hormidium virens (Lindl.) Brieger; Proc. 3rd World Orch. Conf. 315 (1960)
= Prosthechea christii (Rchb.f.) Dodson & Hágsater; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador): 956 (1999)
= Prosthechea leopardina (Rchb.f.) Dodson & Hágsater; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador): 956 (1999)
= Prosthechea longipes (Rchb.f.) Chiron; Richardiana 5(3): 148 (2005)
= Prosthechea vespa subsp. duartiana Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 5: 91 (2005)
= Prosthechea vespa subsp. triandra (Dod) Nir; Orchidaceae Antill. 407 (2000)
species :
Prosthechea cretacea
(Dressler & G.E.Pollard) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia cretacea Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 438 (1971)
= Pseudencyclia cretacea (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea ebanii
Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 8(3): 106 (2008)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium ebanii (Chiron & V.P.Castro) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 13: 533 (2018)
species :
Prosthechea elisae
Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 3(4): 176 (2003)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium elisae (Chiron & V.P.Castro) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 13: 532 (2018)
= Anacheilium janeirense Campacci; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 94 (2004)
= Prosthechea janeirensis (Campacci) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
species :
Prosthechea faresiana
(Bicalho) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium faresianum (Bicalho) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Encyclia faresiana (Bicalho) Pabst
= Hormidium faresianum Bicalho; Bol. Soc. Campineira Orquid. 3(3): 91 (1973)
species :
Prosthechea farfanii
Christenson; Orchids (West Palm Beach) 71(8): 714 (2002)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium farfanii (Christenson) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 78 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea fausta
(Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium faustum (Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Encyclia fausta (Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum faustum Rchb.f. ex Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 80 (1898)
= Hormidium faustum (Rchb.f. ex Cogn.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genet. Univ. São Paulo 1: 20 (1960) in obs.
species :
Prosthechea favoris
(Rchb.f.) Salazar & Soto Arenas; Lindleyana 16(3): 149 (2001)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia boothiana subsp. favoris (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 436 (1971)
= Encyclia favoris (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 11: 270 (1988)
= Epidendrum favoris Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 98 (1874)
species :
Prosthechea fortunae
(Dressler) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Panama
80 PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia fortunae Dressler; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 7(4): 355 (1980)
species :
Prosthechea fragrans
(Sw.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 377 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas); ?El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Antigua; Guadeloupe; Dominica; Martinique; St. Vincent; Grenada; Tobago; Trinidad; Colombia (Chocó); Venezuela (Isla Margarita); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
79 MEX 80 COS HON NIC PAN 81 ABA CUB DOM GDL GRE JAM MAR STV TRT VNA 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium fragrans (Sw.) Acuña; Bol. Estac. Exp. Agron. Santiago de las Vegas 60 (Cat. Descr. Orquid. Cub.): 86 (1939)
= Encyclia fragrans (Sw.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961), isonym
= Encyclia fragrans (Sw.) Lemée; Fl. Guyane Franç. 1: 418 (1955)
= Epidendrum cochleatum Curtis; Bot. Mag. t. 159 (1791) [non L.]
= Epidendrum fragrans Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 123 (1788)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. ionoleucum (Hoffmanns. ex Rchb.f.) Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 136 (1881)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. magnum Stein; Orchid.-Buch 230 (1891)
= Epidendrum fragrans var. pachypus Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 17: 32 (1922)
= Epidendrum ionoleucum Hoffmanns.; Verz. Orchid., ed. 3: 63 (1844)
= Epidendrum ionoleucum Hoffmanns. ex Rchb.f.; Linnaea 24: 244 (1851)
= Epidendrum lineatum Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 10 (1796)
= Epidendrum vaginatum Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 201 (1894)
= Hormidium fragrans (Sw.) Brieger
= Hormidium fragrans subsp. grandiflorum Brieger
= Prosthechea fragrans f. alba L.C.Menezes; Orquidário 30(1-2): 50 (2016)
species :
Prosthechea fuertesii
(Cogn.) Christenson; Richardiana 8(1): 29 (2008)
Distribution: Cuba; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
81 CUB HIS
Remarks: included in P. crassilabia by Bogarin et al. 2014
Synonyms: hidden
= Auliza wilsonii Acuña; Bol. Estac. Exp. Agron. Santiago de las Vegas 60 (Cat. Descr. Orquid. Cub.): 85 (1939)
species :
Prosthechea garciana
(Garay & Dunst.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Venezuela
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium garcianum (Garay & Dunst.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 84 (2004)
= Encyclia garciana (Garay & Dunst.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Ernstia 36: 9 (1986)
= Epidendrum garcianum Garay & Dunst.; Venez. Orchid. Ill. [Dunsterville & Garay] 2: 122 (1961)
species :
Prosthechea ghiesbreghtiana
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia ghiesbreghtiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 264 (1961)
= Epidendrum ghiesbreghtianum A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 19 (1845)
= Epidendrum ghiesbreghtianum A.Rich. & Galeotti ex Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 3: 4 (1934) [descr. ampl.]
= Hormidium ghiesbreghtianum (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Brieger
= Pollardia ghiesbreghtiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 224 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia ghiesbreghtiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea gilbertoi
(Garay) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Caldas, Antioquia)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium gilbertoi (Garay) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 86 (2004)
= Encyclia gilbertoi (Garay) P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 18(1): 99 (1991)
= Epidendrum gilbertoi Garay; Orquideologia 6(1): 16 (1971)
= Hormidium gilbertoi (Garay) P.Ortiz, A.Mart.Mart. & Misas; Orquideas ornament. Colombia, 1st. reimpr. 150 (1982)
species :
Prosthechea glauca
Knowles & Westc.; Fl. Cab. 2: 111 (1838)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Amblostoma tridactylum var. mexicanum Kraenzl.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 71: 177 (1920)
= Encyclia glauca (Knowles & Westc.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 437 (1971)
= Encyclia limbata (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum glaucovirens Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 3: 70 (1935)
= Epidendrum glaucum (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 29 (1840), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum limbatum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 69 (1843)
= Epithecia glauca (Knowles & Westc.) Knowles & Westc.; Fl. Cab. 2: 167 (1838)
species :
Prosthechea glumacea
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Ecuador; NE-Brazil (Pernambuco); SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, São Paulo); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
83 ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium glumaceum (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Encyclia almasii (Hoehne) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Encyclia glumacea (Lindl.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972), et An. Soc. Bot. Brasil, XXIII Congr. Nac. Bot. 107 (1972 publ. 1973)
= Epidendrum almasii Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s., f. maior 2: 84 (1947)
= Epidendrum glumaceum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 38 (1839)
= Epidendrum glumaceum var. majus Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s., 2: 85 (1947)
= Hormidium almasii (Hoehne) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genét. Esc. Super. Agric. Luis de Queiroz 1: 19 (1960)
= Hormidium glumaceum (Lindl.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genet. Univ. São Paulo 1: 19 (1960)
species :
Prosthechea grammatoglossa
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Santander, Valle del Cauca); Venezuela; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium grammatoglossum (Rchb.f.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Encyclia grammatoglossa (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum grammatoglossum Rchb.f.; Linnaea 22: 837 (1850)
= Epidendrum quadridentatum F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 459 (1899)
= Hormidium grammatoglossum (Rchb.f.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea greenwoodiana
(Aguirre-Olav.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia greenwoodiana Aguirre-Olav.; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 12(2): 205 (1992)
= Pollardia greenwoodiana (Aguirre-Olav.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 226 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea guttata
(Schltr.) Christenson; Richardiana 3(3): 116 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia guttata Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918)
= Encyclia maculosa (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s. 2: 152 (1952)
= Epidendrum guttatum A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845), nom. illeg., non L.
= Epidendrum maculosum Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 3: 72 (1935)
= Hormidium guttatum (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 573 (1977)
= Prosthechea maculosa (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
species :
Prosthechea hajekii
D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Icon. Orchid. Peruviarum t. 750 (2001)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium hajekii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 89 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea hartwegii
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander); Venezuela; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium fuscum (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 83 (2004)
= Anacheilium hartwegii (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 183 (1981)
= Encyclia fusca (Schltr.) D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Icon. Orchid. Peruviarum pl. 442 (1998)
= Encyclia hartwegii (Lindl.) R.Vásquez & Dodson; Icon. Pl. Trop. 6 (Orch. Bolivia): t. 527 (1982)
= Epidendrum fuscum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 9: 84 (1921)
= Epidendrum hartwegii Lindl.; Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 150 (1845)
= Epidendrum pachyanthum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 6: 38 (1919) [non Lindl. 1838]
= Prosthechea fusca (Schltr.) D.E.Benn. & Christenson; Icon. Orchid. Peruviarum t. 750 (2001)
species :
Prosthechea hastata
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia hastata (Lindl.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 437 (1971)
= Epidendrum hastatum Lindl.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 82 (1841)
= Hormidium hastatum (Lindl.) Brieger
= Pollardia hastata (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 228 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia hastata (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea ionocentra
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia ionocentra (Rchb.f.) Mora-Ret. & García-Castro; Brenesia 33: 124 (1990 publ. 1991)
= Encyclia prismatocarpa var. ionocentra (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss; Orchid. Atlas 146 (2007)
= Epidendrum auriculigerum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 34 (1888)
= Epidendrum ionocentrum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 20: 8 (1883)
= Epidendrum prismaticum var. ionocentrum (Rchb.f.) Teusch.; Amer. Orchid. Soc. Bull. 38: 398 (1969)
= Hormidium auriculigerum (Rchb.f.) Brieger
= Hormidium ionocentrum (Rchb.f.) Brieger
= Panarica ionocentra (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 211 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia ionocentra (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea ionophlebia
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium ionophlebium (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 93 (2004)
= Encyclia ionophlebia (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum hoffmannii Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 444 (1920)
= Epidendrum ionophlebium Rchb.f.; Beitr. Orchid.-K. C. Amer. 103 (1866)
species :
Prosthechea itabirinhensis
(Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. 122 (1305): 17 (2014)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium itabirinhense Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 7: 210 (2009)
species :
Prosthechea jauana
(Carnevali & I.Ramírez) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas, Apure)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium jauanum (Carnevali & I.Ramírez) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 96 (2004)
= Encyclia jauana Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Lindleyana 9(1): 67 (1994)
species :
Prosthechea joaquingarciana
Pupulin; Selbyana 22(1): 19 (2001)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium joaquingarcianum (Pupulin) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 98 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea karwinskii
(Mart.) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev., Suppl., 119 (1294): 38 (2011)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cattleya karwinskii Mart.; Ausw. Merkw. Pfl. 14, t. 10 (1830)
= Euchile karwinskii (Mart.) Christenson; Richardiana 11(2): 77 (2011)
species :
Prosthechea kautskyi
(Pabst) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium kautskyi (Pabst) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Anacheilium kautskyi (Pabst) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 98 (2004), isonym
= Encyclia kautskyi Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29: 63 (1967)
species :
Prosthechea lambda
(Linden & Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander); Venezuela (Tachira)
82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium lambda (Linden & Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 99 (2004)
= Encyclia lambda (Linden & Rchb.f.l Dressler; Phytologia 21(7): 440 (1971)
= Epidendrum lambda Linden ex Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 281 (1854)
= Epidendrum rueckerae Rchb.f.; Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 21: 385 (1865)
species :
Prosthechea lindenii
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander); Venezuela; Ecuador; Bolivia (La Paz)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium lindenii (Lindl.) Hágsater; Native Colomb. Orchids 1: 28 (1990)
= Epidendrum fallax Lindl.; Orchid. Linden. 9 (1846)
= Epidendrum fallax var. flavescens Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 35 (1853)
= Epidendrum flavescens (Lindl.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 6: 69 (1919)
= Epidendrum lindenii Lindl.; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 12: 397 (1843)
species :
Prosthechea livida
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Cundinamarca); Venezuela; Ecuador; ?Peru
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC PAN 82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium lividum (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Encyclia deamii (Schltr.) Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s. 2: 151 (1952)
= Encyclia livida (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Encyclia tessellata (Lindl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 474 (1918)
= Epidendrum articulatum Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 6: 297 (1838)
= Epidendrum condylochilum F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 459 (1899)
= Epidendrum dasytainia Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 8: 71 (1921)
= Epidendrum deamii Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 402 (1918)
= Epidendrum henrici Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 108 (1906)
= Epidendrum lividum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 51 (1838)
= Epidendrum tessellatum Bateman ex Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 7 (1838), nom. illeg.
= Hormidium lividum (Lindl.) Brieger
= Pollardia livida (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 231 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia livida (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea macrothyrsodes
(Rchb.f.) Christenson; Richardiana 6(2): 61 (2006)
Distribution: Colombia (Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium santanderense D.G.Hunt, Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 111 (2004)
= Epidendrum macrothyrsodes Rchb.f.; Linnaea 41: 113 (1876)
= Prosthechea santanderensis (D.G.Hunt, Withner & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
species :
Prosthechea madrensis
(Schltr.) Karremans; Acta Bot. Mex. 88: 48 (2009)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium madrense (Schltr.) Sauleda & Uribe Vélez; New World Orchid. Nomencl. Notes 112: 4 (2022)
= Epidendrum madrense Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 405 (1918)
species :
Prosthechea magnispatha
(Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia magnispatha (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum magnispathum Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 3: 10 (1934)
= Pseudencyclia magnispatha (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea marciliana
(Campacci) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
Distribution: Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium marcilianum Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 5: 130 (2007)
species :
Prosthechea mariae
(Ames) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia mariae (Ames) Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s. 2: 152 (1952)
= Epidendrum mariae Ames; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 5: 36 (1937)
= Euchile mariae (Ames) Withner; Cattleyas & Relatives 5: 139 (1998)
= Hormidium mariae (Ames) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], 3. Aufl., I (1977), nom. inval.
species :
Prosthechea megahybos
(Schltr.) Dodson & Hágsater; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador): 956 (1999)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador; SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
82 CLM 83 ECU 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia hoehnei (A.D.Hawkes) Pabst; Bradea 2(6): 21 (1975)
= Encyclia megahybos (Schltr.) P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 18(1): 99 (1991)
= Encyclia squamata (Barb.Rodr.) Porto & Brade; Rodriguésia 1: No. 2, 29 (1935)
= Epidendrum hoehnei A.D.Hawkes; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 18: 171, 176 (1957)
= Epidendrum megahybos Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 8: 75 (1921)
= Epidendrum squamatum Barb.Rodr.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 134 (1882)
= Prosthechea hoehnei (A.D.Hawkes) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 378 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Prosthechea squamata (Barb.Rodr.) Withner; Orchid Digest 65(2): 81 (2001)
species :
Prosthechea mejia
(Withner & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium mejia Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 101 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea michuacana
(Lex.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Ciudad de Mexico, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras
79 MEX 80 BLZ ELS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia ichthyphylla (Ames) Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s., f. maior 2: 152 (1952)
= Encyclia michuacana (Lex.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918)
= Encyclia virgata (Lindl.) Schltr.; Orchideen [Schlechter] 212 (1914)
= Epidendrum ichthyphyllum Ames; Schedul. Orchid. 2: 28 (1923)
= Epidendrum michuacanum Lex.; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza] 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 26 (1825)
= Epidendrum virgatum Lindl.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 83 (1841), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum virgatum var. pallens Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 326 (1856)
= Epidendrum virgatum Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 40 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Pollardia michuacana (Lex.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 233 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia michuacana (Lex.) Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea micropus
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Lankesteriana 4(3): 223 (2004)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia diguetii (Ames) Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s. 2: 151 (1952)
= Encyclia tripunctata (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum diguetii Ames; Schedul. Orchid. 1: 15 (1922)
= Epidendrum micropus Rchb.f.; Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 19: 13 (1863)
= Epidendrum tripunctatum Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 41 (1853) non Lindl. 1841
= Pollardia tripunctata Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 244 (2004) [nom. nov, published as a comb. nov.]
species :
Prosthechea minima
(Sauleda & Uribe Vélez) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar; J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 107 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium minimum Sauleda & Uribe Vélez; New World Orchid. Nomencl. Notes 107: 2 (2022)
species :
Prosthechea moojenii
(Pabst) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium moojenii (Pabst) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Encyclia moojenii (Pabst) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum moojenii Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 17: 204 (1956)
= Hormidium moojenii (Pabst) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea mulasii
Soto Arenas & L.Cerv.; Icon. Orchid. 5-6: t. 651 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudencyclia mulasii (Soto Arenas & L.Cerv.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
= Panarica mulasii (Soto Arenas & L.Cerv.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 212 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea neglecta
Pupulin; Selbyana 22(1): 21 (2001)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Panarica neglecta (Pupulin) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 212 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia neglecta (Pupulin) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea neurosa
(Ames) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium neurosum (Ames) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 105 (2004)
= Encyclia neurosa (Ames) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 437 (1971)
= Epidendrum neurosum Ames; Schedul. Orchid. 1: 17 (1922)
species :
Prosthechea obpiribulbon
(Hágsater) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Nayarit, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia obpiribulbon Hágsater; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 8: 386 (1982)
= Encyclia obpyribulbon Hágsater; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 8(2): 386 (1982)
= Pollardia obpiribulbon (Hágsater) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 235 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea ochracea
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia ochracea (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum ochraceum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 14 (1838)
= Epidendrum parviflorum Sessé & Moc.; Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 206 (1894), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum triste A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845), nom. illeg.
= Hormidium ochraceum (Lindl.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea ortizii
(Dressler) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia ortizii Dressler; Novon 5(2): 140 (1995)
species :
Prosthechea pachysepala
(Klotzsch) Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 3(4): 174 (2003)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium pachysepalum (Klotzsch) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 13: 532 (2018)
= Anacheilium sururuanum Campacci & Bohnke; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 7: 218 (2009)
= Epidendrum pachysepalum Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 23: 274 (1855)
= Epidendrum variegatum Hook.; Bot. Mag. t. 3151 (1832) [non Sw., nec Koenig, nec Hart.]
= Hormidium variegatum (Hook.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genet. Univ. São Paulo 1: 20 (1960)
= Prosthechea sururuana (Campacci & Bohnke) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. 122 (1305): 17 (2014)
species :
Prosthechea pamplonensis
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Norte de Santander)
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium pamplonense (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 106 (2004)
= Encyclia pamplonensis (Rchb.f.) Carnevali; Phytologia 55: 288 (1984)
= Epidendrum pamplonense Rchb.f.; Linnaea 22: 837 (1850)
= Hormidium pamplonense (Rchb.f.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea panthera
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia panthera (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 473 (1918)
= Epidendrum panthera Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 326 (1856)
= Epidendrum papyriferum Schltr.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 543 (1899)
= Hormidium panthera (Rchb.f.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 574 (1977)
species :
Prosthechea papilio
(Vell.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium papilio (Vell.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Encyclia papilio (Vell.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 276 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum papilio Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 28 (1825 publ. 1829)
species :
Prosthechea pastoris
(Lex.) Espejo & López-Ferr.; Acta Bot. Mex. 51: 63 (2000)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia pastoris (Lex.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 473 (1918)
= Encyclia venosa (Lindl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 474 (1918)
= Encyclia wendlandiana (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 474 (1918)
= Epidendrum ensicaulon A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 19 (1845)
= Epidendrum pastoris Lex.; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza] 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 23 (1825)
= Epidendrum venosum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 99 (1831)
= Epidendrum wendlandianum Kraenzl.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 1893(II): 58 (1893)
= Pollardia venosa (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 247 (2004)
= Prosthechea venosa (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Pseudencyclia venosa (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea pedro-ortiziana
Szlach. & Kolan.; Mater. Orchid Fl. Colombia 4: 393 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
species :
Prosthechea pitengoensis
(T.V.S.Campacci & Laitano) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. 122 (1305, Suppl.): 17 (2014)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium pitengoense T.V.S.Campacci & Laitano; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 7: 214 (2009)
species :
Prosthechea pringlei
(Rolfe) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia pringlei (Rolfe) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 473 (1918)
= Epidendrum pringlei Rolfe; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 17: 120 (1904)
= Hormidium pringlei (Rolfe) Brieger
= Pollardia pringlei (Rolfe) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 237 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia pringlei (Rolfe) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea prismatocarpa
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia prismatocarpa (Rchb.f.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum prismatocarpum Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 729 (1852)
= Hormidium prismatocarpum (Rchb.f.) Brieger
= Panarica prismatocarpa (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 213 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia prismatocarpa (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea pseudocochleata
(Szlach. & Kolan.) R.Kr.Singh & Sanjeet Kumar; J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 107 (2025)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium pseudocochleatum Szlach. & Kolan.; Mater. Orchid Fl. Colombia 4: 407 (2023)
species :
Prosthechea pseudopygmaea
(Finet) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia pseudopygmaea (Finet) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 3(10): 310, 313 (1974)
= Epidendrum pseudopygmaeum (Finet) Hamer & Garay; Orquideas El Salvador 1: 242 (1974)
= Hormidium pseudopygmaeum Finet; Bull. Herb. Boissier 7: 121 (1899)
species :
Prosthechea pterocarpa
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia pterocarpa (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum cinnamomeum A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 19 (1845)
= Epidendrum pterocarpum Lindl.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 82 (1841)
= Pollardia pterocarpa (Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 238 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia pterocarpa (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea pulcherrima
(Klotzsch) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru
83 ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Epidendrum pulcherrimum Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 22: 233 (1854)
species :
Prosthechea pulchra
Dodson & W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 22(2): 128 (2001)
Distribution: Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz)
83 BOL ECU PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium vinaceum Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 130 (2004), nom. superfl.
= Encyclia pulcherrima Dodson & D.E.Benn.; Icon. Pl. Trop., Ser. 2, 1: t. 54 (1989), non Klotzsch
= Prosthechea vinacea Christenson; Richardiana 3: 119 (2003), nom. superfl.
species :
Prosthechea punctulata
(Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar; Icon. Orchid. 5-6: t. 652 (2002 publ. 2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia rhombilabia S.Rosillo; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 10(1): 145 (1986)
= Epidendrum punctulatum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 24: 70 (1885)
= Pollardia punctulata (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 240 (2004)
= Prosthechea rhombilabia (S.Rosillo) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Pseudencyclia punctulata (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea pygmaea
(Hook.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: USA (S-Florida); Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico; Dominica; Trinidad; Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolívar, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Tachira); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul)
78 USA 79 MEX 80 BLZ COS GUA HON NIC PAN 81 CUB DOM HIS JAM PUE TRT 82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium pygmaeum (Hook.) Baptista; Bol. CAOB 58: 49 (2005)
= Coelogyne triptera Brongn.; Voy. Monde, Phan. [Brongniart] 201 (1829)
= Encyclia pygmaea (Hook.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Encyclia triptera (Brongn.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 438 (1971)
= Epidendrum caespitosum Poepp. & Endl.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Poeppig & Endlicher] 2: 1, t. 101 (1837)
= Epidendrum monanthum Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 558 (1841)
= Epidendrum pygmaeum Hook.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 1: 49 (1834)
= Epidendrum uniflorum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 25(Misc.): 15 (1839), nom. illeg.
= Hormidium humile (Cogn.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 331 (1920)
= Hormidium pygmaeum (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3: 524 (1883)
= Hormidium tripterum (Brongn.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(5): 29 (1898)
= Hormidium uniflorum (Lindl.) Heynh.; Alph. Aufz. Gew. 1: 880 (1840), nomen
= Microstylis humilis Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 3(6): 550 (1906)
species :
Prosthechea racemifera
(Dressler) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama
80 COS PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia racemifera Dressler; Lindleyana 11(1): 37 (1996)
= Hormidium racemiferum (Dressler) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 157 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea radiata
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 BLZ ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium radiatum (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1891)
= Encyclia radiata (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum marginatum Link; Icon. Pl. Rar. [Link, Klotzsch & Otto] 2: 90 (1842), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum radiatum Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 58 (1841)
= Epidendrum radiatum var. fuscatum Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 5: 43 (1889)
= Hormidium radiatum (Lindl.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea regentii
V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 5(2): 87 (2005)
Distribution: Brazil (Roraima)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium regentii (V.P.Castro & Chiron) Marçal; Bol. CAOB 58: 50 (2005)
species :
Prosthechea regnelliana
(Hoehne & Schltr.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium regnellianum (Hoehne & Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 110 (2004)
= Encyclia regnelliana (Hoehne & Schltr.) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 277 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum regnellianum Hoehne & Schltr.; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 1: 243 (1926)
species :
Prosthechea rhabdobulbon
(Schltr.) Szlach. & Kolan.; Mater. Orchid Fl. Colombia 4: 381 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia
82 CLM
Synonyms: hidden
= Epidendrum rhabdobulbon Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 7: 146 (1920), et Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 27: 72 (1924)
species :
Prosthechea rhynchophora
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia rhynchophora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum rhynchophorum A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845)
= Hormidium rhynchophorum (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 158 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea roraimensis
V.P.Castro & Campacci; Bol. CAOB 52: 122 (2004)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Roraima)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium roraimense (V.P.Castro & Campacci) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 13: 532 (2018)
species :
Prosthechea sceptra
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca); Venezuela; Guyana; Ecuador
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium sceptrum (Lindl.) Hágsater; Native Colomb. Orchids 1: 28 (1990)
= Encyclia sceptra (Lindl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Ernstia 36: 9 (1986)
= Epidendrum sceptrum Lindl.; Orchid. Linden. 8 (1846)
= Epidendrum sphenoglossum F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 460 (1899)
species :
Prosthechea schunkiana
(Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
Distribution: Brazil (Espirito Santo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium schunkianum Campacci & P.A.Harding; Lindleyana 21(2): 11 (2008)
species :
Prosthechea semiaptera
(Hágsater) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia semiaptera Hágsater; Orquídea (México City), n. s. 9(2): 234 (1984), nom. nov.
= Epidendrum tripterum Lindl.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 3: 83 (1841) [non Sm. 1793]
= Pollardia semiaperta (Hágsater) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 242. 2004
= Pseudencyclia semiaperta (Hágsater) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4: 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea serpentilingua
Withner & D.G.Hunt; Orchid Digest 65(2): 80 (2001)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Prosthechea sessiliflora
(Edwall) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 380 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium sessiliflorum (Edwall) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 115 (2004)
= Encyclia sessiliflora (Edwall) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 277 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum sessiliflorum Edwall; Revista Centro Sci. Campinas 2: 194 (1903)
= Hormidium sessiliflorum (Edwall) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 182 (1981)
species :
Prosthechea silvana
Cath. & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 3(4): 181 (2003)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium silvanum (Cath. & V.P.Castro) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 13: 533 (2018)
= Anacheilium silvanum (Cath. & V.P.Castro) Rosim; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 18: 750, photogr. (2022), isonym
species :
Prosthechea sima
(Dressler) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Panama; Colombia (Chocó)
80 PAN 82 CLM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium simum (Dressler) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 116 (2004)
= Encyclia sima Dressler; Orquideologia 4: 91 (1969)
= Epidendrum simum (Dressler) P.Taylor; Bot. Mag. 182(1): 39 (1978)
= Hormidium sima (Dressler) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea spondiada
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Jamaica
80 COS PAN 81 JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium spondiadum (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 118 (2004)
= Encyclia spondiada (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 441 (1971)
= Epidendrum platycardium Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 17: 36 (1922)
= Epidendrum spondiadum Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 731 (1852)
= Hormidium spondiadum (Rchb.f.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea squalida
(Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar; Icon. Orchid. 10: t. 1073 (2008)
Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Nayarit, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Veracruz); Honduras
79 MEX 80 HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia linkiana (Klotzsch) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918)
= Epidendrum crispilabium A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 3: 20 (1845)
= Epidendrum linkianum Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 6: 299 (1838)
= Epidendrum pastoris Link & Otto; Icon. Pl. Rar. [Link & Otto], t. 12 (1828), nom. illeg.
= Epidendrum squalidum Lex.; Nov. Veg. Descr. [La Llave & Lexarza] 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 24 (1825)
= Pollardia linkiana (Klotzsch) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 229 (2004)
= Prosthechea linkiana (Klotzsch) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1997 publ. 1998)
= Pseudencyclia linkiana (Klotzsch) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 32 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea sumidourensis
Rosim & E.L.F.Menezes; Bol. CAOB 132: 671 (2023)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Prosthechea suzanensis
(Hoehne) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium suzanense (Hoehne) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Encyclia suzanensis (Hoehne) Pabst; Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29(6): 277 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum ×suzanense Hoehne; Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n. s. 1(1): 18 (1938)
species :
Prosthechea tardiflora
Mora-Ret. ex Pupulin; Lankesteriana 3: 23 (2002)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
Synonyms: hidden
= Panarica tardiflora (Mora-Ret. ex Pupulin) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 214 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia tardiflora (Mora-Ret. ex Pupulin) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea terassaniana
(Campacci & P.A.Harding) W.E.Higgins; Selbyana 29(2): 214 (2009)
Distribution: Brazil (São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium terassanianum Campacci & P.A.Harding; Lindleyana 21(2): 13 (2008)
species :
Prosthechea tigrina
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Boyacá, Chocó, Putumayo, Tolima, Valle del Cauca); Venezuela (Merida, Tachira); Guyana; Ecuador; Peru; N-Brazil (Roraima); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)
82 CLM GUY VEN 83 ECU PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium tigrinum (Linden ex Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 120 (2004)
= Encyclia tigrina (Linden ex Lindl.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez; Ernstia 36: 9 (1986)
= Epidendrum tigrinum Linden ex Lindl.; Orchid. Linden. 9 (1846)
= Hormidium tigrinum (Lindl.) Brieger
species :
Prosthechea tinukiana
Bogarín & Karremans; Turk. J. Bot. 39(3): 500 (2015)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Prosthechea trulla
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium trulla (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 122 (2004)
= Encyclia trulla (Rchb.f.) Christenson; Orquidário 10(3): 74 (1996)
= Epidendrum langlassei Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 404 (1918)
= Epidendrum trulla Rchb.f.; Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 214 (1856)
species :
Prosthechea vagans
(Ames) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas, Colima); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium vagans (Ames) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 124 (2004)
= Encyclia vagans (Ames) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 438 (1971)
= Epidendrum vagans Ames; Schedul. Orchid. 6: 76 (1923)
species :
Prosthechea varicosa
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama
79 MEX 80 COS ELS GUA HON PAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia chiriquensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 472 (1918)
= Encyclia phymatoglossa (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 473 (1918)
= Encyclia varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 474 (1918)
= Encyclia varicosa subsp. leiobulbon (Hook.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 438 (1971)
= Encyclia varicosa var. leiobolbon (Hook.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss; Orchid. Atlas 148 (2007)
= Epidendrum chiriquense Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 730 (1852)
= Epidendrum leiobolbon Hook.; J. Bot. 3: 308, t. 10 (1841)
= Epidendrum lunaeanum A.Rich. ex Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 23 (1853)
= Epidendrum phymatoglossum Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 731 (1852)
= Epidendrum quadratum Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 18: 402 (1850)
= Epidendrum ramirezii Gojon Sánchez; Mejores Orquideas Mex. 46 (1930)
= Epidendrum varicosum Bateman ex Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 30 (1838)
= Pollardia varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 245 (2004)
= Pseudencyclia varicosa (Bateman ex Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4: 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea vasquezii
Christenson; Richardiana 3(3): 117 (2003)
Distribution: Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium vasquezii (Christenson) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 126 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea venezuelana
(Schltr.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca, Risaralda, Valle del Cauca); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar); Ecuador
82 CLM VEN 83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium venezuelanum (Schltr.) Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 127 (2004)
= Encyclia venezuelana (Schltr.) Dressler; Phytologia 21(7): 441 (1971)
= Epidendrum venezuelanum Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 6: 39 (1919)
species :
Prosthechea vespa
(Vell.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998), s. str.
Distribution: SE-Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Remarks: several other species formerly included here are now kept separate
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium vespa (Vell.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 184 (1981)
= Encyclia vespa (Vell.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard; Phytologia 21(7): 441 (1971)
= Encyclia vespa (Vell.) Pabst; Anais Congr. Soc. Bot. Brasil, XXIII Congr. Nac. Bot.: (1972 publ. 1973), et Orquídea (México City) 29(6): 277 (1967 publ. 1972)
= Epidendrum vespa Vell.; Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 27 (1825 publ. 1829)
= Hormidium vespa (Vell.) P.Ortiz, A.Mart.Mart. & Misas; Orquideas ornament. Colombia, 1st. reimpr. 150 (1982)
species :
Prosthechea villae-rosae
P.Ortiz; Orquideologia 26(1): 15 (2009)
Distribution: Colombia (Cundinamarca)
82 CLM
species :
Prosthechea vita
(D.G.Hunt, Withner & P.A.Harding) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. 122 (1305): 17 (2014)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium vita D.G.Hunt, Withner & P.A.Harding; Cattleyas & Relatives: Debatable Epidendrums 131 (2004)
species :
Prosthechea vitellina
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras
79 MEX 80 ELS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Encyclia vitellina (Lindl.) Dressler; Brittonia 13: 265 (1961)
= Epidendrum vitellinum Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 97 (1831)
= Epidendrum vitellinum var. autumnale G.Wilson; Orchid World 4: 27 (1913)
= Epidendrum vitellinum var. giganteum R.Warner; Select Orchid. Pl. 3: t. 27 (1878)
= Epidendrum vitellinum var. majus Van Houtte; Nursery Cat. (Louis van Houtte) 177: 113 (1878-1879 publ. 1878)
= Hormidium vitellinum (Lindl.) Brieger; [nom. inval.]
= Pseudencyclia vitellina (Lindl.) V.P.Castro & Chiron; Richardiana 4(1): 33 (2003)
species :
Prosthechea widgrenii
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins; Phytologia 82(5): 381 (1997 publ. 1998)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium widgrenii (Lindl.) Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 13: 532 (2018), isonym
= Anacheilium widgrenii (Lindl.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto; Bradea 3(23): 185 (1981)
= Encyclia widgrenii (Lindl.) Pabst; Bradea 2(14): 81 (1976)
= Epidendrum widgrenii Lindl.; Fol. Orchid. 3(Epidendrum): 39 (1853)
= Hormidium widgrenii (Lindl.) Brieger; Publ. Ci. Inst. Genet. Univ. São Paulo 1: 20 (1960)
species :
Prosthechea ×chixoyensis
E.Mó & Cetzal; Turk. J. Bot. 38(5): 989 (2014)
Distribution: Guatemala
80 GUA
Remarks: Prosthechea cochleata x radiata
species :
Prosthechea ×intermedia
(Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. 124 (1316, Suppl.): 54 (2016)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: Prosthechea allemanoides x itabirinhensis
Synonyms: hidden
= Anacheilium ×intermedium Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 12: 458 (2016)
species :
Prosthechea ×riopretensis
T.L.Vieira & E.L.F.Menezes; Phytotaxa 665(3): 284 (2024)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Remarks: Prosthechea faresiana x calamaria
