Prosthechea cochleata

Characteristics

Monocots
ORCHIDACEAE
Prosthechea
Prosthechea cochleata (L.)W.E.Higgins
CLAMSHELL ORCHID; FLORIDA COCKLESHELL ORCHID
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Native Endangered-State
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Classification

ASPARAGALES
ORCHIDACEAE
Prosthechea
Prosthechea cochleata (L.)W.E.Higgins - CLAMSHELL ORCHID; FLORIDA COCKLESHELL ORCHID

Citation

PROSTHECHEA COCHLEATA (Linnaeus) W. E. Higgins, Phytologia 82: 377. 1998 ("1997").
Epidendrum cochleatum Linnaeus 1763.
HAITI: Without data (lectotype: Plumier, Pl. Amer. t. 185(2). 1759). Lectotypified by Garay, in R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Orchid. 130. 1974.
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Plant Photos

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Prosthechea cochleata - Walter K. Taylor View Full Size
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Prosthechea cochleata - Roger Hammer View Full Size
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Prosthechea cochleata - Shirley Denton View Full Size
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Prosthechea cochleata - Keith Bradley View Full Size