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appendage orchids
Prosthechea
Prosthechea is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the Greek word prostheke (appendix), referring to the appendage on the back of the column. Appendage orchid is a common name for this genus.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Clamshell Orchid
speciesProsthechea cochleata
Lined Petal Orchid
speciesProsthechea radiata
Ochre Appendage Orchid
speciesProsthechea ochracea
Fragrant Appendage Orchid
speciesProsthechea fragrans
thick-lipped anacheilium
speciesProsthechea crassilabia
Prosthechea citrina
complexProsthechea citrina
Dollar Orchid
speciesProsthechea boothiana
Prosthechea vitellina
speciesProsthechea vitellina
Prosthechea livida
speciesProsthechea livida
Prosthechea squalida
speciesProsthechea squalida
Prosthechea aemula
speciesProsthechea aemula
Prosthechea varicosa
speciesProsthechea varicosa
Wasp Appendage Orchid
speciesProsthechea vespa
Prosthechea grammatoglossa
speciesProsthechea grammatoglossa
Prosthechea michuacana
speciesProsthechea michuacana
Prosthechea chimborazoensis
speciesProsthechea chimborazoensis
Prosthechea chacaoensis
speciesProsthechea chacaoensis
Prosthechea tigrina
speciesProsthechea tigrina
Dwarf butterfly orchid
speciesProsthechea pygmaea
Prosthechea baculus
speciesProsthechea baculus
Prosthechea hartwegii
speciesProsthechea hartwegii
Prosthechea brassavolae
speciesProsthechea brassavolae
Prosthechea trulla
speciesProsthechea trulla
Prosthechea micropus
speciesProsthechea micropus
Prosthechea pachysepala
speciesProsthechea pachysepala
Prosthechea madrensis
speciesProsthechea madrensis
Prosthechea sima
speciesProsthechea sima
Prosthechea pterocarpa
speciesProsthechea pterocarpa
Prosthechea prismatocarpa
speciesProsthechea prismatocarpa
Prosthechea bulbosa
speciesProsthechea bulbosa
Prosthechea pastoris
speciesProsthechea pastoris
Prosthechea concolor
speciesProsthechea concolor
Prosthechea obpiribulbon
speciesProsthechea obpiribulbon
Prosthechea rhynchophora
speciesProsthechea rhynchophora
Prosthechea sceptra
speciesProsthechea sceptra
Prosthechea chondylobulbon
speciesProsthechea chondylobulbon
Prosthechea abbreviata
speciesProsthechea abbreviata
Prosthechea pseudopygmaea
speciesProsthechea pseudopygmaea
Prosthechea mariae
speciesProsthechea mariae
Prosthechea panthera
speciesProsthechea panthera
Prosthechea brachychila
speciesProsthechea brachychila
Prosthechea ghiesbreghtiana
speciesProsthechea ghiesbreghtiana
Prosthechea glumacea
speciesProsthechea glumacea
Prosthechea calamaria
speciesProsthechea calamaria
Prosthechea fausta
speciesProsthechea fausta
Prosthechea campylostalix
speciesProsthechea campylostalix
Prosthechea hajekii
speciesProsthechea hajekii
Prosthechea allemanoides
speciesProsthechea allemanoides
Prosthechea punctulata
speciesProsthechea punctulata
Prosthechea mejia
speciesProsthechea mejia
Roraima Orchid
speciesProsthechea roraimensis
Prosthechea pulchra
speciesProsthechea pulchra
Prosthechea venezuelana
speciesProsthechea venezuelana
Prosthechea ionocentra
speciesProsthechea ionocentra
Prosthechea magnispatha
speciesProsthechea magnispatha
Prosthechea gilbertoi
speciesProsthechea gilbertoi
Prosthechea ionophlebia
speciesProsthechea ionophlebia
Prosthechea farfanii
speciesProsthechea farfanii
Prosthechea elisae
speciesProsthechea elisae
Prosthechea guttata
speciesProsthechea guttata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Prosthechea in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 54889.