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Cochleanthes
The genus Cochleanthes is made up of 4 species of orchids native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. The name Cochleanthes refers to the shape of the flower (in Greek, cochlos means "shell" and anthos means "flower").
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Cochleanthes aromatica
speciesCochleanthes aromatica
Cochleanthes flabelliformis
speciesCochleanthes flabelliformis
Cochleanthes trinitatis
speciesCochleanthes trinitatis
Cochleanthes lueddemanniana
speciesCochleanthes lueddemanniana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142499.