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Orchidaceae
Prosthechea

not marked as a favorite taxon Prosthechea Knowles & Westcott.

Key to Prosthechea

A genus of about 120 species, epiphytic herbs, of the Neotropics. Tieira, Salazar, & van den Berg (2024) reassessed the phylogeny of Prosthechea and relatives, and defended a broad circumscription of the genus, including such previous segregates as Hormidium. We follow their circumscription, and use their clade names.

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Subfamily: Epidendroideae. Subtribe: Laeliinae.

References: Brown (2002); Correll (1950); Hágsater (2002a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Prosthechea© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Prosthechea© Scott Ward | Prosthechea boothiana var. erythronioides
image #3 of Prosthechea© Aidan Campos | Prosthechea boothiana var. erythronioides source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Prosthechea© Scott Ward | Prosthechea pygmaea | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Prosthechea© Scott Ward | Prosthechea cochleata var. triandra

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