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Orchidaceae
Prosthechea

not marked as a favorite taxon Prosthechea pygmaea (Hooker) W.E. Higgins. Common name: Dwarf Butterfly Orchid. Phenology: Oct-Feb; Feb-May. Habitat: Epiphytic in sloughs typically on bark of Annona glabra and sometimes Fraxinus cubensis. Distribution: S. FL (Collier County [rare]); West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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clade: clade G.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI, Brown (2002); = Encyclia pygmaea (Hook.) Dressler — Luer (1975); = Epidendrum pygmaeum Hook. — Correll (1950); = Hormidium pygmaeum (Hook.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl. — S; < Hormidium tripterum Cogniart — S13. Basionym: Epidendrum pygmaeum Hook. 1833

Links to other floras: = Prosthechea pygmaea - FNA26

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